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The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter Vocabulary in action 3 for the textbook Wider World 4 - Student's Book with authors Suzanne Gaynor, Kathryn Alevizos and Carolyn Barraclough from Pearson Education

Question

Listen to the questions and answers. When is the pronunciation of 'a' in have and haven’t weak (/ə/) and when is it strong (/æ/)? In pairs, practise the dialogues.

Answer

  1. A: Have /həv/ you been waiting here for long?; B: Yes, I have /hæv/.
  2. A: Have /həv/ you ever dyed your hair red?; B: No, I haven’t /hævnt/.
  • The weak form /ə/ is used in questions.
  • The strong form /æ/ is used in short answers.