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USDict Pronunciation & Vocabulary

#15. S Rules

Tuesday

1. S/s: C+S+C - Against/inspect/install/thirst

4 words

Against /ə.genst/ inspect /ɪn.spekt/ install /ɪn.stɑːl/ thirst /θərst/

1a/s vs 1b/z: Abuse(n)/refuse(n)/purpose/decease/lease/disagree vs Abuse(v)/refuse(v)/suppose/disease/please/disaster

10 words

Abuse /ə.bjuz/ decease /dɪ.sis/ disagree /dɪs.ə.gri/ disaster /dɪ.zæs.tər/ disease /dɪ.ziz/ lease /lis/ please /pliz/ purpose /pər.pəs/ refuse /rɪ.fjuz/ suppose /sə.pou'z/

2. V+S/z+V: Nasal/resist/visor/presume/result

4 words

Nasal /neɪ.zəl/ presume /prɪ.zum/ result /rɪ.zʌlt/ visor /vaɪ.zər/

2. V+S+C: Honest/sister/respect/disband/husband

5 words

disband /dɪs.bænd/ Honest /a.nəst/ husband /hʌz.bənd/ respect /rɪ.spekt/ sister /sɪs.tər/

2a/s vs 2b/z: Promised/loose/gas/this/base/basic/geese vs Demised/choose/has/his/phase/music/cheese

10 words

base /beɪs/ basic /beɪ.sɪk/ cheese /tfiz/ choose /tfuz/ Demised /dɪ.maɪzd/ gas /gæs/ geese /gis/ his /hɪz/ phase /feɪz/ Promised /pra.mɪst/

3. C+S+V: Dorsal/insist/censor/consume/insult

5 words

censor /sen.sər/ consume /kən.sum/ Dorsal /dɑːr.səl/ insist /ɪn.sɪst/ insult /ɪn.sʌlt/

3a/s vs 3b/z: Consent/conserve/beside/presort/solve/assign vs Present/reserve/reside/resort/resolve/design

11 words

assign /ə.saɪn/ beside /bɪ.saɪd/ Consent /kən.sent/ conserve /kən.sərv/ design /rɪ.zaɪn/ presort /pri.sɑːrt/ reserve /rɪ.zərv/ reside /rɪ.zaɪd/ resolve /rɪ.zalv/ resort /rɪ.zɑːrt/ solve /salv/

4. Prefix RE/PRE/DE + S: Resend/resell/preset/Deseed

4 words

Deseed /di.sid/ preset /pri.set/ resell /ri.sel/ Resend /ri.send/

5. Note: Bus/famous/abusive/faces/wishes/judges

5 words

abusive /ə.bju.sɪv/ Bus /bʌs/ faces /feɪ.sɪz/ famous /feɪ.məs/ wishes /wɪ.fɪz/

6. (mid.) SS: Lesson(n)/assist(v)/Scissors/Issue/pressure/mission/Pass/stress/resist/disclose

5 words

disclose /dɪs.klou'z/ Lesson /le.sən/ resist /rɪ.zɪst/ Scissors /sɪ.zərz/ stress /stres/