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Daily wordsPalabras del 30 ago 2026

The three jobs of the letter X

You're reading a list out loud and the same letter keeps switching on you: a hard ks in one word, a buzzing gz in the next, a plain z at the start of the third.

Diez palabras en inglés para todos los días: box, mix, next, text, exam, exact, exist, luxury, xylophone, xerox. Cada una con su pronunciación y una frase para decir en voz alta.

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Las diez palabras10 palabras, 10 frases

  1. 1
    box/bɑːks/nounA container with flat sides, often with a lid.
  2. 2
    mix/mɪks/verbTo put different things together so they combine.
  3. 3
    next/nekst/También se dice neks.adverbStraight after this, with nothing in between.Three consonants close the word: k, s, t. Keep the t on the end.
  4. 4
    text/tekst/nounThe written words of something.
  5. 5
    exam/ɪɡˈzæm/nounA set of questions that tests what you know or can do.The x is a gz buzz here, and the first syllable is quick and unstressed: ig-ZAM.
  6. 6
    exact/ɪɡˈzækt/adjectiveCorrect in every detail, with nothing off.Stress on the second syllable, and the x buzzes as gz: ig-ZACT.
  7. 7
    exist/ɪɡˈzɪst/verbTo be real, to be there.
  8. 8
    luxury/ˈlʌɡʒəri/nounSomething nice to have that you don't really need.The x turns into a g plus the zh of 'measure': LUG-zhuh-ree.
  9. 9
    xylophone/ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/nounA musical instrument of wooden bars you hit with small mallets.Starts with a plain z, and the first syllable rhymes with 'eye': ZY-luh-fone.
  10. 10
    xerox/ˈzɪrɑːks/verbTo make a paper copy of something on a copying machine.Two different jobs in one word: a z at the start, a ks at the end.

Las frases

  1. 1

    Can you put the rest in a box?

  2. 2

    Mix the eggs and sugar before you add flour.

  3. 3

    We get off at the next stop, not this one.

  4. 4

    I copied the text from the sign into my phone.

  5. 5

    I have an exam in the morning, so wish me luck.

  6. 6

    Do you know the exact time the train leaves?

  7. 7

    Does that little bakery still exist, or did it close?

  8. 8

    A hot shower after a hike feels like real luxury.

  9. 9

    My kid got a xylophone and hasn't stopped playing it.

  10. 10

    Could you xerox these pages for me before lunch?