Describing Varieties - Wells Flashcards
1
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Lexical Sets
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a way of identifying which vowel is used in a dialect
2
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KIT
A
/ɪ/ - ship, rib, dim
3
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DRESS
A
/e/ - step, ebb, hem
4
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TRAP
A
/a/ - bad, cab. ham
5
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LOT
A
/ɒ/ - stop, odd, Tom
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STRUT
A
/ʌ/ - cup, rub, hum
7
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FOOT
A
/ʊ/ - bush, look, good
8
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BATH
A
/ɑː/ - staff, clasp, dance
9
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CLOTH
A
/ɒ/ - cough, long, gone
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NURSE
A
/ɜː/ - curb, turn, work
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FLEECE
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/iː/ - reap, sheep, seize
12
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FACE
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/eɪ/ - late, babe, name
13
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PALM
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/ɑː/ - bra, blah
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THOUGHT
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/ɔː/ - hawk, broad
15
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GOAT
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/əʊ/ - soap, robe, home
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GOOSE
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/uː/ - loop, mood, boom
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PRICE
A
/aɪ/ - ripe, tribe, time
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CHOICE
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/ɔɪ/ - boy, void, coin
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MOUTH
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/aʊ/ - pouch, loud, noun
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NEAR
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/ɪə/ - beer, weird, fierce
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SQUARE
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/ɛə/ - care, air, wear
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START
A
/ɑː/ - far, sharp, farm
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NORTH
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/ɔː/ - for, storm, York
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FORCE
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/ɔː/ - ore, floor, coarse
25
CURE
/ʊə/ - boor, tour, gourd
26
happY
/iː/ - copy, khaki, money
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lettER
/ə/ - paper, sugar, standard
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commA
/ə/ - quota, vista, sofa
