Word 1

plane

/pleɪn/nounSlower

A flying machine with fixed wings and engines.

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plane/pleɪn/nounSlower

The plane takes off in about an hour.

Word 2

plan

/plæn/verbSlower

To decide in advance how something will be done.

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plan/plæn/verbSlower

Let's plan the trip before we book anything.

Word 3

cute

/kjuːt/adjectiveSlower

Nice to look at in a small, sweet way.

There is a y sound tucked in after the k: kyoot, not koot.

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cute/kjuːt/adjectiveSlower

The puppy in the window looks really cute.

Word 4

cut

/kʌt/verbSlower

To make an amount smaller.

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cut/kʌt/verbSlower

They cut the price by half last week.

Word 5

tube

/tuːb/iAlso said tjuːb.nounSlower

A long hollow pipe that holds or carries liquid, gas, or small things.

In American English there is no y sound here: toob, unlike cute.

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tube/tuːb/iAlso said tjuːb.nounSlower

Could you hand me the tube of toothpaste?

Word 6

tub

/tʌb/nounSlower

A big open container you fill with water to wash in.

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tub/tʌb/nounSlower

I filled the tub with warm water already.

Word 7

note

/noʊt/verbSlower

To write something down so you remember it.

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note/noʊt/verbSlower

Let me note your number before I forget.

Word 8

not

/nɑːt/adverbSlower

The word you add to turn a statement into its opposite.

The vowel is the open ah of father, not a rounded o.

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not/nɑːt/adverbSlower

I'm not sure the store is open today.

Word 9

hope

/hoʊp/verbSlower

To want something to happen and think it might.

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hope/hoʊp/verbSlower

I hope the rain stops before we leave.

Word 10

hop

/hɑːp/verbSlower

To go from one place to another quickly, usually a short trip.

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hop/hɑːp/verbSlower

Let's hop on a train and go downtown.