Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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back and forth

/ˈbæ.kənˌfɔːθ/ adverb, adjective, verb, noun

Forms back and forths back and forthing back and forthed back-and-forth

  1. adverb From one place to another and back again.
  2. adverb Flip-flopping between multiple options, courses of action, etc.
  3. adjective Going from one place or position to another and back again. “The back and forth movement of the tide causes erosion of the coastline.”
  4. verb To go repeatedly in one direction, then the opposite, or to switch one's mind between two options repeatedly.
  5. noun The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.
  6. noun Negotiations or discussions (not necessarily fruitful) between two or more parties; a dialog.

Synonyms

backwards and forwards tug of war backward and forward to and fro

Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 — from the Wiktionary entry “back and forth”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details