Consonant clusters at the end

/fɪlm/noun

A story told in moving pictures.

The film starts later than we thought.

/fɪlm/noun

A story told in moving pictures.

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

/krɪsp/adjective

Firm and fresh, or clear and sharp.

The morning air was cold and crisp.

/krɪsp/adjective

Firm and fresh, or clear and sharp.

Ends S then P, both barely voiced.

/nekst/adjective

Coming immediately after this one.

The next train leaves in an hour.

/nekst/adjective

Coming immediately after this one.

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

/wɜːrθ/adjective

Having a particular value.

It is worth asking at the desk.

/wɜːrθ/adjective

Having a particular value.

The R colours the vowel and the TH is soft.

/streŋkθ/noun

How strong somebody or something is.

I do not have the strength for that.

/streŋkθ/noun

How strong somebody or something is.

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

/rɪsk/noun

The chance that something goes wrong.

There is a risk it closes early.

/rɪsk/noun

The chance that something goes wrong.

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

/tekst/noun

Written words, or a message on a phone.

Could you send me a text instead?

/tekst/noun

Written words, or a message on a phone.

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

/ɡlɪmps/noun

A very short look at something.

I only caught a glimpse of it.

/ɡlɪmps/noun

A very short look at something.

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

/mʌnθ/noun

One of the twelve parts of a year.

We are staying for a month in total.

/mʌnθ/noun

One of the twelve parts of a year.

Ends N then TH, with nothing between them.

/wɜːrld/noun

The earth and everybody on it.

People come here from all over the world.

/wɜːrld/noun

The earth and everybody on it.

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