The final E that changes the vowel

/tuːb/noun

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

Could you hand me the tube of toothpaste?

/tuːb/noun

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.

/kʌt/verb

To make an amount smaller.

They cut the price by half last week.

/kʌt/verb

To make an amount smaller.

/hɑːp/verb

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

Let's hop on a train and go downtown.

/hɑːp/verb

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

/tʌb/noun

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

I filled the tub with warm water already.

/tʌb/noun

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

/pleɪn/noun

A flying machine with fixed wings and engines.

The plane takes off in about an hour.

/pleɪn/noun

A flying machine with fixed wings and engines.

/kjuːt/adjective

Nice to look at in a small, sweet way.

The puppy in the window looks really cute.

/kjuːt/adjective

Nice to look at in a small, sweet way.

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

/hoʊp/verb

To want something to happen and think it might.

I hope the rain stops before we leave.

/hoʊp/verb

To want something to happen and think it might.

/nɑːt/adverb

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

I'm not sure the store is open today.

/nɑːt/adverb

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

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

/plæn/verb

To decide in advance how something will be done.

Let's plan the trip before we book anything.

/plæn/verb

To decide in advance how something will be done.

/noʊt/verb

To write something down so you remember it.

Let me note your number before I forget.

/noʊt/verb

To write something down so you remember it.