Thursday, 4 June 2009

CREATURE

How are the letters "EA" in "CREATURE" pronounced?

/ɪə/ as in "near".
/e/ as in "bread".
/eɪ/ as in "great".
/i:/ as in "sea".

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Friday, 29 May 2009

MARRIAGE

How are the letters "IA" in "MARRIAGE" pronounced?

/ɪə/ as in "near".
/i:/ as in "sea".
/aɪ/ as in "try".
/ɪ/ as in "hit".

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Thursday, 28 May 2009

TORTOISE

How are the letters "OI" in "TORTOISE" pronounced?

/ɔɪ/ as in "boy".
/ə/ as in "about".
/əʊ/ as in "show".
/ʌ/ as in "cut".

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Thursday, 21 May 2009

SAUSAGE

How are the letters "AU" in "SAUSAGE" pronounced?

/ʌ/ as in "cut".
/au/ as in "now".
/əʊ/ as in "know".
/ɒ/ as in "hot".



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Wednesday, 20 May 2009

BISCUIT

How are the letters "UI" in "BISCUIT" pronounced?

/ɪə/ as in "near".
/ɪ/ as in "hit".
/u:i/ as in "gluey".
/ɔɪ/ as in "boy".


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Tuesday, 19 May 2009

"NG" /ŋ/ or /ŋg/

In which of the words below are the letters "NG" pronounced /ŋ/ as in singer /ˈsɪŋə(r)/ and NOT /ŋg/ as in hunger /ˈhʌŋgə(r)/?

anger
linger
longer
hanger



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Sunday, 17 May 2009

COOK

How are the letters "OO" in "COOK" pronounced?

 /u:/ as in "boot".
 /ʊ/ as in "foot".
 /əʊ/ as in "brooch".
 /ʌ/ as in "blood".


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