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Word 1
vegetable
/ˈvedʒtəbəl/noun
A plant grown to be eaten.
Three syllables, not four: VEJ-ta-bl. The second E is gone.
Word 1Sentence 1 of 1
vegetable/ˈvedʒtəbəl/noun
Is there a vegetable dish on the menu?
Word 2
chocolate
/ˈtʃɔːklət/noun
A sweet brown food made from cocoa.
Two syllables: CHOK-lit. Nobody says the middle O.
Word 2Sentence 1 of 1
chocolate/ˈtʃɔːklət/noun
She brought chocolate back for the whole office.
Word 3
different
/ˈdɪfərənt/Also said ˈdɪfrənt.adjective
Not the same.
Two syllables in speech: DIF-rent.
Word 3Sentence 1 of 1
different/ˈdɪfərənt/Also said ˈdɪfrənt.adjective
This is a different room from yesterday.
Word 4
business
/ˈbɪznəs/noun
Work done to make money.
Two syllables: BIZ-nis. The middle I disappears entirely.
Word 4Sentence 1 of 1
business/ˈbɪznəs/noun
I am here on business for a week.
Word 5
family
/ˈfæməli/Also said ˈfæmli.noun
The people you are related to.
Usually two syllables: FAM-lee.
Word 5Sentence 1 of 1
family/ˈfæməli/Also said ˈfæmli.noun
My family is coming over this weekend.
Word 6
camera
/ˈkæmərə/Also said ˈkæmrə.noun
A device for taking photographs.
Two syllables: CAM-ra.
Word 6Sentence 1 of 1
camera/ˈkæmərə/Also said ˈkæmrə.noun
The camera on this phone is very good.
Word 7
interest
/ˈɪntrəst/Also said ˈɪntərəst or ˈɪntərɪst.noun
A wish to know more about something.
Two syllables: IN-trist. The middle E vanishes.
Word 7Sentence 1 of 1
interest/ˈɪntrəst/Also said ˈɪntərəst or ˈɪntərɪst.noun
He showed no interest in the idea.
Word 8
average
/ˈævərɪdʒ/Also said ˈævrədʒ or ˈævrɪdʒ.adjective
Ordinary, neither high nor low.
Two syllables: AV-rij.
Word 8Sentence 1 of 1
average/ˈævərɪdʒ/Also said ˈævrədʒ or ˈævrɪdʒ.adjective
It was an average day at work.
Word 9
restaurant
/ˈrestərˌɑːnt/Also said ˈreˌstrɑːnt.noun
A place where you pay to eat a meal.
Two syllables: REST-ront. The AU in the middle is skipped.
Word 9Sentence 1 of 1
restaurant/ˈrestərˌɑːnt/Also said ˈreˌstrɑːnt.noun
The restaurant near the station is closed.
Word 10
evening
/ˈiːvnɪŋ/noun
The end of the day, before night.
Two syllables: EEV-ning, not three.
Word 10Sentence 1 of 1
evening/ˈiːvnɪŋ/noun
Are you free later this evening?
Word 1
vegetable
/ˈvedʒtəbəl/noun
A plant grown to be eaten.
Three syllables, not four: VEJ-ta-bl. The second E is gone.
Word 1Sentence 1 of 1
vegetable/ˈvedʒtəbəl/noun
Is there a vegetable dish on the menu?
This word
- vegetable
- 1Is there a vegetable dish on the menu?Is there a vegetable dish on the menu?
- chocolate
- 1She brought chocolate back for the whole office.She brought chocolate back for the whole office.
- different
- 1This is a different room from yesterday.This is a different room from yesterday.
- business
- 1I am here on business for a week.I am here on business for a week.
- family
- 1My family is coming over this weekend.My family is coming over this weekend.
- camera
- 1The camera on this phone is very good.The camera on this phone is very good.
- interest
- 1He showed no interest in the idea.He showed no interest in the idea.
- average
- 1It was an average day at work.It was an average day at work.
- restaurant
- 1The restaurant near the station is closed.The restaurant near the station is closed.
- evening
- 1Are you free later this evening?Are you free later this evening?
- vegetable
- 1Is there a vegetable dish on the menu?Is there a vegetable dish on the menu?
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Is there a vegetable dish on the menu?