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Sobre pronúncia e som | pronunciation and sound em inglês
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Mark the alternative that does NOT have words that have the same sound in the pronunciation.
Mark the alternative in which the words do NOT have the same sound in their pronunciation.
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late – player – party – alphabet – island – hard – pizza – grandson – invitation
1. /æ/ 2. /ei/ 3. /ɑ:/ 4. /ə/

I- The words causes, refers and slow, in the text, are classified as verbs. II- In the first paragraph, the letter i in the word quarantine is pronounced differently compared to any letter i in the word distancing. III- The words could and would are examples of modal verbs used in the text. IV- In the text, the words very, severely and roughly are classified as adverbs.
Choose the alternative with the correct answer:
Mon 31 Aug 2020
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(Avaliable in: https://people.com/parents/vacations-better-than-toys-holiday-gifts-kids/ – text specially
adapted for this test.)
Some words in English sound the same when they are spoken, but have different spellings and different meanings.
Which alternative contains the correct sequence to complete the sentences?
1 st - Do you think it is going to (rein, rain, reign) tomorrow?
2 nd - We saw a restaurant just off the (rode, road) about a mile back.
3 rd - They don’t want to talk about the (passed, past) anymore.
4 th - My mother (sent, scent, cent) a letter to my aunt who lives in London.
5 th - (He’ll, Heel, Heal) be here in a few minutes.
I-
international – vegetarian
II-
extravagante – presentation
III-
apartamento block – public transportation
IV-
calculator – supermarket Check the correct alternative:
I- The b is silent in doubt, comb and bomb. In the word tomb, the b is pronounced.
II- The p is silent in the following words: psychology, raspberry, receipt, cupboard.
III- The l is silent in talk, walk, chalk, would, half.
IV- The h is silent in heir, hour, honor, honest, helicopter.
V- The t is silent in listen, Christmas, castle, whistle.
Choose the alternative with the correct answer:
( ) The words thanks, thought, and teeth are produced with the voiceless “th”, while the words they, those and then are produced with the voiced “th”.
( ) The nasal /m/ doesn’t occur in final position in Portuguese at all. In English, it occurs in words such as aim, them and system. In both languages, lips don’t touch.
( ) The words cough and coffee are pronounced the same way. Both have one syllable.
( ) The words two and chew are pronounced the same way.
( ) Umbrella and uniform start with the same letter, but we say an umbrella and a uniform. Umbrella starts with a vowel sound but uniform starts with a semivowel sound.
Choose the alternative with the correct sequence: