WORDS

1. Fatal /ˈfeɪtl/

2. Suite /swiːt/

3. Story /ˈstɔːri/

4. Colonel /ˈkɜːnl/

5. Month /mʌnθ/

6. Cupboard /ˈkʌpəd/

7. Leopard /ˈlepəd/

8. Nocturnal /nɒkˈtɜːnl/

9. Oven /ˈʌvn/

10. Cucumber /ˈkjuːkʌmbə/

SENTENTIAL EXAMPLES

1. The accident wasn't fatal.

/ði ˈæksɪdənt wɒznt ˈfeɪtl/

2. The next time you try to say this word, make sure you say 'suite'.

/ðə nekst taɪm juː traɪ tuː seɪ ðɪs wɜːd, meɪk ʃʊə juː seɪ swiːt/

3. Your story is usually more interesting when you're successful.

/jɔː ˈstɔːri ɪz ˈjuːʒʊəli mɔː ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ wen jʊə səkˈsesfʊl/

4. My father retired as a colonel in the navy.

/maɪ ˈfɑːðə rɪˈtaɪəd æz ə ˈkɜːnl ɪn ðə ˈneɪvi/

5. What's your month of birth?

/wɒts jɔː mʌnθ ɒv bɜːθ/

6. Put the dishes in the cupboard.

/pʊt ðə ˈdɪʃɪz ɪn ðə ˈkʌbəd/

7. When I was much younger, I'd dream of leopards chasing me.

/wen aɪ wɒz mʌʧ ˈjʌŋə, aɪd driːm ɒv ˈlepədz ˈʧeɪsɪŋ miː/

8. Hamsters are nocturnal creatures.

/ˈhæmstəz ɑː nɒkˈtɜːnl ˈkriːʧəz/

9. Please take the pizza out of the oven.

/pliːz teɪk ðə ˈpiːtsə aʊt ɒv ði ˈʌvn/

10. When returning from the office, he'd buy a ball of cabbage and some cucumbers.

/wen rɪˈtɜːnɪŋ frɒm ði ˈɒfɪs, hiːd baɪ ə bɔːl ɒv ˈkæbɪʤ ənd sʌm ˈkjuːkʌmbəz/

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