close *

/kləʊz/

shut

/ʃʌt/

open *

/ˈəʊpən/

small

/smɔːl/

big *

/bɪɡ/

cream

/kriːm/

ice

/aɪs/

ice cream

/ˈaɪs kriːm/

right *

/raɪt/

sit down

/ˈsɪt daʊn/

mum

/mʌm/

thirsty

/ˈθɜːsti/

boy

/bɔɪ/

tired

/ˈtaɪəd/

kid

/kɪd/

child

/tʃaɪld/

children

/ˈtʃɪldrən/

matter

/ˈmætə(r)/

assistant

/əˈsɪstənt/

office

/ˈɒfɪs/

man *

/mæn/

sale

/seɪl/

sales reps

/ˈseɪlz reps/

hard-working

/ˌhɑːd ˈwɜːkɪŋ/

employee

/ɪmˈplɔɪiː/

orange

/ˈɒrɪndʒ/

black

/blæk/

yellow

/ˈjeləʊ/

grey

/ɡreɪ/

red

/red/

Holland

/ˈhɒlənd/

Dutch

/dʌtʃ/

Russia

/ˈrʌʃə/

Russian

/ˈrʌʃ(ə)n/

tourist

/ˈtʊərɪst/

brown

/braʊn/

passport

/ˈpɑːspɔːt/

Norwegian

/nɔːˈwiːdʒən/

friend

/frend/

Denmark

/ˈdenmɑːk/

Danish

/ˈdeɪnɪʃ/

girl

/ɡɜːl/

officer

/ˈɒfɪsə(r)/

Customs

/ˈkʌstəmz/

puppy

/ˈpʌpi/

dog

/dɒɡ/

blanket

/ˈblæŋkɪt/

carpet

/ˈkɑːpɪt/

case

/keɪs/

lovely

/ˈlʌvli/

same

/seɪm/

hat

/hæt/

smart

/smɑːt/

downstairs

/ˌdaʊnˈsteəz/

upstairs

/ˌʌpˈsteəz/

come *

/kʌm/

green

/ɡriːn/

lazy

/ˈleɪzi/

busy *

/ˈbɪzi/

young

/jʌŋ/

old

/əʊld/

cold *

/kəʊld/

hot *

/hɒt/

clean *

/kliːn/

dirty

/ˈdɜːti/

short *

/ʃɔːt/

tall

/tɔːl/

thin

/θɪn/

woman

/ˈwʊmən/

her

/hɜː(r)/

his *

/hɪz/

brother

/ˈbrʌðə(r)/

tie *

/taɪ/

sister

/ˈsɪstə(r)/

blouse

/blaʊz/

mother

/ˈmʌðə(r)/

father

/ˈfɑːðə(r)/

catch *

/kætʃ/

white *

/waɪt/

perhaps

/pəˈhæps/

blue

/bluː/

whose *

/huːz/

fat *

/fæt/

see *

/siː/

goodbye

/ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ/

thanks

/θæŋks/

fine *

/faɪn/

well *

/wel/

today

/təˈdeɪ/

how *

/haʊ/

Hi

/haɪ/

milkman

/ˈmɪlkmən/

hairdresser

/ˈheədresə(r)/

mechanic

/məˈkænɪk/

nurse *

/nɜːs/

postman

/ˈpəʊstmən/

air hostess

/eə(r) ˈhəʊstəs/

cabbie

/ˈkæbi/

taxi driver

/ˈtæksi ˈdraɪvə(r)/

police officer

/pəˈliːs ɒfɪsə(r)/