Lengua Y Literatura

Words with strong and weak forms:

AM

I´m coming.

/ m /

I´m reading.

/ əm /

Am I wrong?

/ əm /

AN

He has an orange.

/ ən /

The article “an” is used before vowels.

/ æn /

AND

He dances rock and roll.

/ n /

And what about John?

/ ən /

ARE

These are my friends.

/ ə /

Are these your friends?

/ ə /

AS

He might come as well.

/ əz /

As she was coming out, her father arrived.

/əz /

AT

Susan is at home.

/ ət /

Are you astonished at this?

/ ət /

BEEN

I´ve been tired.

/ bɪn /

Have you ever been to Los Angeles?

/ bɪn /

BUT

I was tired but went to school.

/ bət /

There was no one but John.

/ bʌt /

CAN

I can stay with you.

/ kən /

Can you read in English?

/ kən /

COULD

You could have told me.

/ kəd /

Could you please open the door?

/ kəd /

DOES

What time does she get up?

/ dəz /

She does the shopping every day.

/ dʌz /

FOR

He went out for a walk.

/ fə /

I am looking for my pen.

/ fə/

FROM

I live a long way from here.

/ frəm /

Where is she from?

/ frɒm /

HAD

The train had left.

/ əd /

Had he a car?

/ hæd /

HAS

Peter has come.

/ əz /

Has she stayed long?

/ həz /

HAVE

What have you done?

/ əv /

I have got a new car.

/ hæv /

HER

I saw her in the park.

/ ər /

This is her book.

/ ə /

HIM

Tell him the truth.

/ ɪm /

It is Him (God)

/ hɪm /

HIS

Give him his book.

/ ɪm ɪz /

His name is Charles.

/ hɪz /

Yes ma´am.

/ məm /

Please madam, this way.

/ mæm /

MUST

She must be in London by now.

/ məs /

Must I stay now?

/ məst /

NOR

Neither she nor Peter know about it.

/ nə /

Nor do I.

/ nɔ: /

NOT

are not

/'ɑ:nt/

is not

/'ɪznt/

do not

/'dəʊnt/

does not

/'dʌznt/

OF

A glass of water.

/ əv /

News of the day.

/ əv /

OR

Five or six?

/ ə /

PER

Ten per cent.

/ pə /

SAINT

St Paul´s.

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