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USDict Pronunciation & Vocabulary

#14. Consonant Sound Rules

Monday

1. River/Rival/Energy/Even/Natural/Nature

7 words

Energy /e.nər.dz,i/ Energy (dict.) /en.ər.dz,i/ Natural /næ.tfə.rəl/ Natural (dict.) /nætf.ə.rəl/ Nature /neɪ.tfər/ Rival /raɪ.vəl/ River (dict.) /rɪv.ər/

2. Twin Ce+Ce/k + A;O;U: Occasion/broccoli/accuse/succumb

4 words

accuse /ə.kjuz/ broccoli /bra.kəli/ Occasion /ə.keɪ.z,ən/ succumb /sʌ.kəm/

3. Twin Ce+Ce/k.s + E;I;Y: Accent/succeed/accident/coccyx

3 words

Accent /æk.sent/ accident /æk.sɪ.dent/ succeed /sək.sid/

4. Twin Consonants: Office/middle/biggest/suggest/penny/lesson/attend/arrange/assets/gizzard/pizza

7 words

arrange /ə.reɪndz,/ assets /æ.set.s/ attend /ə.tend/ biggest /bɪ.gɪst/ gizzard /gɪ.zərd/ penny /pe.ni/ suggest /səg.dz,est/

5. Diff. Consonants: Action/control/dextrous/should/shoulder

4 words

Action /æk.fən/ dextrous /dek.strəs/ should /fu'd/ shoulder /fou'əl.dər/

6. /j3/: Failure/million/senior/opinion/behavior

5 words

behavior /bɪ.heɪv.jər/ Failure /feɪl.jər/ million /mɪl.jən/ opinion /ə.pɪn.jən/ senior /sɪn.jər/

7. [S]+1+Con.'s: Discus/discuss/district/distinct/rooster

5 words

Discus /dɪs.kəs/ discuss /dɪ.skʌs/ distinct /dɪ.stɪn,kt/ district /dɪs.trɪkt/ rooster /ru.stər/