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Question 1

financial

Answer 1

fɪ ˈnæn(t)ʃ ᵊl, faɪ, fə

Question 2

forehead

Answer 2

ˈfɒr ɪd

Question 3

formidable

Answer 3

ˈfɔːm ɪd əb ᵊl

Question 4

garage

Answer 4

ˈgær ɑːd͡ʒ

Question 5

gibberish

Answer 5

ˈd͡ʒɪb ər‿ɪʃ, gɪb-

Question 6

giga-

Answer 6

ˈgɪg-, d͡ʒ-, -aɪ-, -iː-

Question 7

Glasgow

Answer 7

ˈglɑːz gəʊ

Question 8

gone

Answer 8

gɒn

Question 9

gradual

Answer 9

ˈgræd ju‿əl, ˈgræd͡ʒu‿əl, ˈgræd͡ʒ ᵊl

Question 10

graph

Answer 10

grɑːf, græf

Question 11

greasy

Answer 11

ˈgriːs.i, ˈgriːz-

Question 12

halt

Answer 12

hɔːlt, hɒlt

Question 13

handkerchief

Answer 13

ˈhæŋk ə |t͡ʃɪf, t͡ʃəf, t͡ʃiːf

Question 14

harass

Answer 14

ˈhær əs, hə ˈræs

Question 15

hero

Answer 15

ˈhɪər əʊ

Question 16

historic

Answer 16

hɪ ˈstɒr ɪk

Question 17

homogeneous

Answer 17

ˌhɒm əʊ ˈd͡ʒiːn i‿əs < ˈhəʊm- ‖ ˌhoʊm ə

Question 18

homosexual

Answer 18

ˌhəʊm əʊ ˈsek ʃu‿əl < ˌhɒm-, -ˈseks ju‿əl, ˈsek ʃᵊl ‖ ˌhoʊm ə ˈsekʃ u‿əl < -ˈ-.ᵊl

Question 19

hospitable

Answer 19

hɒ ˈspɪt əb ᵊl, hə-; ˈhɒsp ɪt-

Question 20

hurricane

Answer 20

ˈhʌr ɪk ən, -ək; -ɪ keɪn, -ə- Preference Poll: 70% of those born before 1942 prefer -kən

Question 21

ice cream

Answer 21

ˌice ˈcream

Question 22

idea

Answer 22

aɪ ˈdɪə NOT -ˈdiː‿ə ‖ (ˌ)aɪ ˈdiː ə

Question 23

ideology

Answer 23

ˌaɪd i ˈɒl əd͡ʒ i, ɪd ‖ -ˈɑːl-

90% of Britons prefer ˌaɪd

Question 24

impious

Answer 24

ˈɪmp i‿əs, (ˌ)ɪm ˈpaɪ‿əs

Brits born before 1942 prefer ˈɪmp

Question 25

patronizing

Answer 25

ˈpætr ə nɑɪz ‖ ˈpeɪtr-, ˈpætr

Question 26

lava

Answer 26

ˈlɑːv ə

Question 27

tutor

Answer 27

ˈtjuːt ə → ˈtʃuːt ‖ ˈtuːt̬ ᵊr, ˈtjuːt̬-

Question 28

mosquito

Answer 28

mə ˈskiːt əʊ, mɒ- ‖ -ˈskiːt̬ oʊ

Question 29

battery

Answer 29

ˈbætr |i, ˈbæt ər‿|i ‖ ˈbæt̬ ər |i

Question 30

incomparable

Answer 30

ɪn ˈkɒmp ər‿əb|l → ɪŋ-

Question 31

increase (noun)

Answer 31

ˈɪŋ krɪːs, ɪn-

Question 32

inherent

Answer 32

ɪnˈher (ə)nt, -ˈhɪər- ‖ -ˈhɪr- (Preference poll, BrE: -ˈher- 66%, -ˈhɪer- 34%)

Question 33

innovative

Answer 33

ˈɪn ə(ʊ) veɪt ɪv, -vət ɪv; ɪ ˈnəuv ət ɪv ‖ ˈɪn ə veɪt̬ ɪv

Question 34

inquiry

Answer 34

ɪn ˈkwaɪᵊr|i → ɪŋ-, ən- ‖ ˈɪn kwər|i, ɪŋ-, -kwaɪᵊr-;

Question 35

patronizing

Answer 35

j

Question 36

tuned in

Answer 36

chooned in

Question 37

picture

Answer 37

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Question 38

number 10 Downing Street

Answer 38

?

Question 39

The number 10

Answer 39

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Question 40

no one’s transLAted it

Answer 40

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