PRONUNCIATION: /e/, /Ə/, /3:/ and /eƏ/
Below you have 4 series of words. Listen to the words in each series and underline the odd man out, that is to say, the word in which the letter(s) in bold type sound(s) differently.
- dress sweater jeans necklace
- trousers belt sandals fashion
- shirt skirt shorts work
- wear dear there bear
Key
The “odd men out” are:
- jeans
- belt
- short
- dear
/e/, /Ə/, /3:/ and /eƏ/
Each series of words above match one of the four sounds below. Click each phonetic symbol to listen to its pronunciation.
Listen to the pronunciation of the words in the box below. Each is pronounced twice. Write them in the corresponding column.
| word - jumper - girl - air - pear - belt - pen - urban - turn - parents - designer - careful |
Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA
| /e/ | /Ə/ | /3:/ | /eƏ/ |
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