Compulsory English-Grade-XII_Kesh Rana

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:/              l o rd, c o rd, a ll, sh o rt /ɜ:/              th i rd, g i rl, sh i rt, b i rd /ʊ/              b oo k, l oo k, c oo k, p u t /u:/             f oo l, c oo l, t oo l, ·        Diphthongs /aɪ/             b u y, h i gh, sk y , h ei ght, p ie , d ye /eɪ/             b ay , h ey f a te, j ai l, t a ke, g a ve /ɔɪ/             b oy , t oy , oi l, c oi l, b oi l, s oi l /əʊ/           h o me, r oa d, sl o w, s o w, r o w, s o /aʊ/           n o w, h o w, br o wn, cr o wn, m ou th /eə/   

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 ·        Give support or encouragement "If I tell the boss we've got too much work, will you  back  me  up ? " 7)     back up ·        Make a copy of (file, document, program...) for security purposes. "It is recommended to  back up  all files for