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English Sounds: Vowels & Consonants

English Sounds: Vowels & Consonants Vowels ·        Monophthongs (Pure Vowels) /ɪ/                s i t, ver y , curr y , lad ie s /iː/               m ee t, b ee , s ei ze, s ea /e/               b e d, h ea d, m a ny, r e d /ə/               a go, a gain mom e nt /ʌ/               c u t, h u t, n u t, sh u t /ɑ:/             c a rd, f a rm, m a rt, c a lm /æ/              h a nd, c a t, r a t, s a t /ɒ/              d o g, f o g, p o t, h o t /ɔ:/    ...

Phrasal Verbs and Idiom

Common phrasal verbs with examples 1)     abide by: ·        Respect or obey (the law, a decision, a rule...). "If you want to stay at this school, you must  abide by  the rules." 2)     adhere to ·        Support; follow; act in accordance with. "All contestants must  adhere to  the rules." 3)     agree with ·        Have the same opinion as some else. "I  agree with  you entirely. I think she deserves the award too." 4)     aim at ·        Direct towards a target. "The policeman  aimed  his gun straight  at  the hijacker." 5)     back off ·        Retreat; abandon an intention; become less aggressive "The thugs  backed off  when they saw the police." 6)     back up ·   ...