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PRONUNCIATION: Pronouncing /Ə/ and /3:/

Pronunciation

Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

Pronouncing /Ə/ and /3:/

Look at the words in the box below. How are they pronounced? Listen and repeat.

Pronunciation

Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

  

Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

Exercise 1. /Ə/ or /3:/?

Listen to the words in the box twice and classify them in the corresponding column below considering on the pronunciation of the spelling in bold type.

Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

work - happier - faster - better - urgent - firm - later - greater - worst - purple

  

/Ə/ /3:/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Listen to the sentences below and repeat.

Ana Losada e José Luis Murado. CC BY-SA

 

  1. Peter is a better swimmer than Steven
  2. Who works worse?
  3. I will be happier if I can start working later
  4. I don't like the teacher's purple shirt!
  5. The Earth is in danger; it's urgent to react