Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings
Vowels
| iː | see | ɪ | sit | e / ɛ | bed | æ | cat |
| ɑː | father | ɒ | hot (UK) | ɔː | law | ʊ | put |
| uː | too | ʌ | cup | ɜː | bird | ə | about |
| eɪ | day | aɪ | my | ɔɪ | boy | aʊ | now |
| əʊ / oʊ | go (UK / US) | ɪə | near | eə | hair | ʊə | tour |
Consonants that look unusual
| θ | thin | ð | this | ʃ | she | ʒ | measure |
| tʃ | church | dʒ | judge | ŋ | sing | j | yes |
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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- to that effect prepositional phraseAlternative form of to the effect.
- 9/11 proper noun, nounSeptember 11, 2001; The date of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the United States.
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- absorbency nounThe quality of being absorbent.
- abstract noun, adjective, verbAn abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
- act up verb(intransitive, idiomatic) To misbehave; to cause trouble.
- adaptability nounThe quality of being adaptable; a quality that renders adaptable.
- adduce verb(transitive) To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case.
- adjective noun, adjective, verb(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
- adjunction nounThe act of joining; the thing joined or added.
- aeriform adjectivePertaining to air.
- allocution nounA formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
- amethyst noun, adjective, proper nounA transparent purple to violet variety of quartz with traces of manganese, used as a gemstone.
- answer for verb(ambitransitive) To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something.
- antimatter noun(physics) Matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter.
- appurtenance nounThat which appertains to something else; a belonging, accompaniment, adjunct, appendage, attribute, or accessory ; an addition.
- arborescent adjectiveLike a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.
- arse about verb, adjective(obsolete, slang) To turn round.
- ash noun, verb, proper nounThe solid remains of a fire.
- aside adverb, adjective, nounTo or on one side so as to be out of the way.
- ask round verb(idiomatic, intransitive) To enquire of several people.
- assignment nounThe act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- avalanche noun, verbA large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
- back adjective, adverb, noun, verb, proper nounAt or near the rear.
- back away verb(intransitive) To move in a direction opposite to that which one is facing, keeping one's attention on the thing in front being avoided.
- backflow noun, verbThe flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
- backtrack noun, verbThe act of backtracking.
- backward adjective, adverb, noun, verbSituated toward or at the rear of something.
- baked adjectiveThat has been cooked by baking.
- baked potato nounA potato that has been baked for eating.
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- bank statement nounA communication from a bank to a person holding an account in that bank, usually issued monthly, detailing the value of the holdings in tha…
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- bloom noun, verb, proper nounA blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
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- brick red noun, adjectiveA warm brownish-red colour similar to that of red clay bricks.
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- camel noun, adjective, proper nounA mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
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