Two vowels that slide into one

/ˈkwaɪət/adjective

Making little or no sound.

Could you please keep it quiet after midnight?

/ˈkwaɪət/adjective

Making little or no sound.

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

/haʊs/noun

A building where a person or family lives.

The whole house can hear their party downstairs.

/haʊs/noun

A building where a person or family lives.

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

/əˈnɔɪ/verb

To bother someone with small, repeated irritations.

Does the music annoy you as much as me?

/əˈnɔɪ/verb

To bother someone with small, repeated irritations.

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

/vɔɪs/noun

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

I can hear one voice above all the music.

/vɔɪs/noun

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

/nɔɪz/noun

Sound that is harsh or unpleasant to listen to.

The noise from next door is keeping me awake.

/nɔɪz/noun

Sound that is harsh or unpleasant to listen to.

/ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/verb

To get pleasure from something.

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

/ˌenˈdʒɔɪ/verb

To get pleasure from something.

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

/laʊd/adjective

Making a lot of sound.

Their music has been this loud since midnight.

/laʊd/adjective

Making a lot of sound.

/ˈaʊər/noun

A length of time of sixty minutes.

I've been lying here awake for an hour.

/ˈaʊər/noun

A length of time of sixty minutes.

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

/tʃɔɪs/noun

The act of picking one thing out of several.

I don't have much choice but to knock.

/tʃɔɪs/noun

The act of picking one thing out of several.

/ˈʃaʊər/noun

A wash you take standing under water sprayed from above.

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

/ˈʃaʊər/noun

A wash you take standing under water sprayed from above.