A)
1.- /ɔ:/ Audience Stalls Arena
2.- /ɜ:/ Interval Circle Curtain
3.- /ə/ Score Spectator Performance
B) Words with the same spelling but different pronunciations
A few words in English are spelled exactly the same but pronounced differently, and have different meanings, e.g. bow /baʊ/ = to put your head down, e.g. at the end of a concert or play when people are clapping, but bow /bəʊ/ = a weapon that you use to shoot an arrow.
1.- We went to a live concert last weekend
2.- We live next to the concert hall.
3.- We sat in the front row
4.- After the concert we had a row
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Pronunciation 2 (linking)
1. He keeps arguing with the referee. c
2. He's still asleep. f
2. He's still asleep. f
3. I can't finish this steak. a
4. This chicken's past its sell-by date. b
5. The rubbish is beginning to smell. d
6. It's probably in Wikipedia. e
a. Take_it_out
b. Throw_it_away
c. Send him_off
d. Take_it_away
e. Look_it_up
f. Wake him_up
Pronunciation 1 (/ɑː/ and /ɔː/)
1. I thought I'd brought enough money with me.
2. My daughter's caught a bad cold.
3. I bought it althought it was very expensive.
4. We've been through some tough times.
5. I didn't laugh! It was a cought.
Pronunciation 1 (/ɑː/ and /ɔː/)
1. I thought I'd brought enough money with me.
4. We've been through some tough times.
5. I didn't laugh! It was a cought.