Two vowels that slide into one

1. 1
   noise/nɔɪz/

   noun

   Sound that is harsh or unpleasant to listen to.
2. 2
   loud/laʊd/

   adjective

   Making a lot of sound.
3. 3
   voice/vɔɪs/

   noun

   The particular sound of a person's speech, the thing that makes it recognizable.
4. 4
   quiet/ˈkwaɪət/

   adjective

   Making little or no sound.
5. 5
   hour/ˈaʊər/iAlso said aʊr.

   noun

   A length of time of sixty minutes.
6. 6
   annoy/əˈnɔɪ/

   verb

   To bother someone with small, repeated irritations.
7. 7
   house/haʊs/

   noun

   A building where a person or family lives.
8. 8
   shower/ˈʃaʊər/

   noun

   A wash you take standing under water sprayed from above.
9. 9
   choice/tʃɔɪs/

   noun

   The act of picking one thing out of several.
10. 10
    enjoy/ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/iAlso said ɪnˈdʒɔɪ.

    verb

    To get pleasure from something.

The sentences

1. The noise from next door is keeping me awake.

2. Their music has been this loud since midnight.

3. I can hear one voice above all the music.

4. Could you please keep it quiet after midnight?

5. I've been lying here awake for an hour.

6. Does the music annoy you as much as me?

7. The whole house can hear their party downstairs.

8. I'll take a quick shower and try to sleep.

9. I don't have much choice but to knock.

10. I hope they enjoy it, because I can't sleep.

Pronunciation

• quiet/ˈkwaɪət/

  Two syllables, /ˈkwaɪət/ — the second one is a small 'uht', so it doesn't come out as 'quite'.

• hour/ˈaʊər/

  Sounds just like "our" — the h is silent.

• annoy/əˈnɔɪ/

  The stress is on the second syllable; the first is a quick 'uh'.

• house/haʊs/

  The h is really breathed out, and the end is a hissing s, not a z.

• enjoy/ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/

  Stress on the second syllable, and the j sounds like the j in 'jump'.

Questions

What do you say to a neighbor whose music is too loud?

You could say 'Could you please keep it quiet after midnight?' or ask 'Does the music annoy you as much as me?'

What does 'annoy' mean here?

To bother someone with small, repeated irritations, like music that won't stop.

What's another way to say the music is bothering you?

You could say 'The noise from next door is keeping me awake' or 'Their music has been this loud since midnight.'