Consonant clusters at the end

1. 1
   month/mʌnθ/

   noun

   One of the twelve parts of a year.
2. 2
   strength/streŋkθ/iAlso said streŋθ.

   noun

   How strong somebody or something is.
3. 3
   world/wɜːrld/

   noun

   The earth and everybody on it.
4. 4
   text/tekst/

   noun

   Written words, or a message on a phone.
5. 5
   next/nekst/iAlso said neks.

   adjective

   Coming immediately after this one.
6. 6
   risk/rɪsk/

   noun

   The chance that something goes wrong.
7. 7
   film/fɪlm/

   noun

   A story told in moving pictures.
8. 8
   worth/wɜːrθ/

   adjective

   Having a particular value.
9. 9
   crisp/krɪsp/

   adjective

   Firm and fresh, or clear and sharp.
10. 10
    glimpse/ɡlɪmps/

    noun

    A very short look at something.

The sentences

1. We are staying for a month in total.

2. I do not have the strength for that.

3. People come here from all over the world.

4. Could you send me a text instead?

5. The next train leaves in an hour.

6. There is a risk it closes early.

7. The film starts later than we thought.

8. It is worth asking at the desk.

9. The morning air was cold and crisp.

10. I only caught a glimpse of it.

Pronunciation

• month/mʌnθ/

  Ends N then TH, with nothing between them.

• strength/streŋkθ/

  Three sounds at each end. Do not put a vowel before the TH.

• world/wɜːrld/

  One syllable: the R, L and D all land together.

• text/tekst/

  Ends K, S, T. Losing the T makes it sound like tex.

• next/nekst/

  Same ending as text, and the T is just as easy to drop.

• risk/rɪsk/

  The S and K are one movement, with no vowel between.

• film/fɪlm/

  One syllable. Adding a vowel gives you fill-um.

• worth/wɜːrθ/

  The R colours the vowel and the TH is soft.

• crisp/krɪsp/

  Ends S then P, both barely voiced.

• glimpse/ɡlɪmps/

  Four consonants close the word: M, P, S and E does nothing.

Questions

What does month mean?

Month is one of the twelve parts of a year.

How do you pronounce text without dropping a sound?

Text ends K, S, T — if you lose the T it sounds like tex.

What's the difference between text and next?

They end the same way, K, S, T, and the T is just as easy to drop in both.