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Unit 1
Phonetic symbols
account (n) /əˈkaʊnt/
Vowels Consonants algorithm (n) /ˈælɡərɪðəm/
/i/ see /p/ pen astronaut (n) /ˈæstrənɔːt/
/ɪ/ sit /b/ bad belief (n) /bɪˈliːf/
/e/ ten /t/ tea beware (v) /bɪˈwer/
/æ/ cat /d/ did
biometric (adj) /ˌbaɪoʊˈmetrɪk/
/ɑ/ hot /k/ cat
blocked (adj) /blɑːkt/
/ɔ/ saw /g/ got
blond-haired (adj) /blɑːnd herd/
/ʊ/ put /tʃ/ chin
blue-eyed (adj) /bluː aɪd/
/u/ too /dʒ/ June
/ʌ/ cup /f/ fall camera (n) /ˈkæmərə/
/ə/ about /v/ voice casual (adj) /ˈkæʒuəl/
/eɪ/ say /θ/ thin choir (n) /ˈkwaɪər/
/aɪ/ five /ð/ then combination (n) /ˌkɑːmbɪˈneɪʃn/
/ɔɪ/ boy /s/ so common (adj) /ˈkɑːmən/
/aʊ/ now /z/ zoo confusion (n) /kənˈfjuːʒn/
/oʊ/ go /ʃ/ she contain (v) /kənˈteɪn/
/ɜr/ bird /ʒ/ vision
courageous (adj) /kəˈreɪdʒəs/
/ər/ winner /h/ how
desire (n) /dɪˈzaɪər/
/ɪr/ near /m/ man
determined (adj) /dɪˈtɜːrmɪnd/
/er/ hair /n/ no
doppelgänger (n) /dɑːpəlɡæŋər/
/ɑr/ car /ŋ/ sing
/ɔr/ north /l/ leg eccentric (adj) /ɪkˈsentrɪk/
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