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Answer — Exercise 5

9.2 - Feeling inspired·Speakout Advanced - Students' Book

Question

  1. Look at the words in the box. Put them in the correct group below according to how the 'o' is pronounced.
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  3. Think of some more words with the same sound to add to each line. Practise saying the words.

Answer

  1. /ʌ/ (some) → coming, company (additional words → undercover, comfortable)
  2. /ʊ/ (took) → book, looking, good (additional words → cook, hook)
  3. /ɒ/ (on) → novel, cottage (additional words → orange, obstacle)
  4. /ɔɪ/ (coin) → toying (additional words → boy, join)
  5. /ə/ (actor) → original, ridiculous (additional words → orang-utan, incubator)
  6. /u:/ (shoot) → to, whose, who (additional words → choose, move)
  7. /aʊ/ (mouth) → out (additional words → shout, loud)
  8. /ɔ:/ (door) → brainstorm (additional words → story, more)
  9. /əʊ/ (show) → going (additional words → toe, know)
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