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PRONUNCIATION
PRONUNCIATION LESSON
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UK /Ɔː/ & /Ɒ/ (US - /Ɑː/)

1 I caught the cot.

/kɔːt/ /kɒt/

/kɑːt/ /kɑːt/

/kɑːt/ /kɑːt/

2 The tot was taught.

/tɒt/ /tɔːt/

/tɑːt/ /tɑːt/

/tɑːt/ /tɑːt/

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3 I bought a bot.

/bɔːt/ /bɒt/

/bɑːt/ /bɑːt/

/ bɑːt/ /bɑːt/

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4 borrow

/ˈbɒrəʊ/

/ˈbɑːrəʊ/

/ˈbɔːrəʊ/

5 sorry

/ˈsɒri/

/ˈsɑːri/

/ˈsɔːri/

6 tomorrow

/təˈmɒrəʊ/

/təˈmɑːrəʊ/

/təˈmɔːrəʊ/

FLAP T

7 a little bit of butter

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/ə ˈlɪtl bɪt əv ˈbʌtə(r)/

/ə ˈlɪt̬l bɪt̬ əv ˈbʌt̬ər/

/ə ˈlɪt̬l bɪt̬ əv ˈbʌt̬ər/

8 It's wetter in Tornto!

/ˈsɒri/

/ˈsɑːri/

/ˈsɔːri/

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9 I know a lot about it!

/aɪ nəʊ ə lɒt əˈbaʊt ɪt/

/aɪ nəʊ ə lɒt̬ əˈbaʊt̬ ɪʔ/

/aɪ nəʊ ə lɒt̬ əˈbəʊt̬ ɪʔ/

BRITISH ENGLISH INFLUENCE ON

CANADIAN

10 Again and against

/əˈɡeɪn/ /əˈɡeɪnst/

/əˈɡen/ /əˈɡenst/

/əˈɡen/ /əˈɡenst/

11 Avenue

/ˈævənjuː/

/ˈævənuː/

/ˈævənuː/
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12 Adult

/ˈædʌlt/

/əˈdʌlt/

/əˈdʌlt/

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/AƱ/ - CANADIAN ‘ABOAT’

13 out and about

/aʊt ən əˈbaʊt/

/aʊt̬ ən əˈbaʊt̬/

/əʊt̬ ən əˈbəʊt̬/

14 How's the house?

/haʊz ðə haʊs/

/haʊz ðə haʊs/

/həʊz ðə həʊs/

15 The sound is too loud.

/ðə saʊnd ɪz tuː laʊd/

/ðə saʊnd ɪz tuː laʊd/

/ðə səʊnd ɪz tuː ləʊd/

PRO-WORDS (UK & CAN - ƏƱ/OƱ) -

US - Ɑː
16 process
3
/ə ˈlɪtl bɪt əv ˈbʌtə(r)/

/ə ˈlɪt̬l bɪt̬ əv ˈbʌt̬ər/

/ə ˈlɪt̬l bɪt̬ əv ˈbʌt̬ər/

17 (a) project or (to) project

noun - /ˈprɒdʒekt/ verb - /prəˈdʒekt/

noun - /ˈprɑːdʒekt/ verb - /prəˈdʒekt/

noun - /ˈprɒdʒekt/ /ˈprɑːdʒekt/ verb - /prəˈdʒekt/

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18 (to) progress

noun - /ˈprəʊɡres/ verb - /prəˈɡres/

noun - /ˈprɑːɡres/ verb - /prəˈɡres/

noun - /ˈprəʊɡres/ /ˈprɑːɡres/ verb - /prəˈɡres/

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