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500 Most Common English Words

Part 1
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Word British IPA American IPA

you /juː/ /ju:/
I /aɪ/ /aɪ/
to /tuː/ /tu:/
the /ðə/ /ðə/
and /ænd/ /ænd/
that /ðæt/ /ðæt/
of /ɒv/ /ʌv/
me /miː/ /mi:/
in /ɪn/ /ɪn/
this /ðɪs/ /ðɪs/
for /fɔː(r)/ /fɔr/
no /nəʊ/ /nəʊ/
have /hæv/ /hæv/
my /maɪ/ /maɪ/
just /dʒʌst/ /dʒʌst/
not /nɒt/ /nɑːt/
do /duː/ /duː/
be /biː/ /biː/
on /ɒn/ /ɑːn/
your /jɔː(r)/ /jʊr/
was /wəz/ /wəz/
we /wiː/ /wiː/
with /wɪð/ /wɪð/
but /bʌt/ /bʌt/
all /ɔːl/ /ɔːl/
well /wel/ /wel/
he /hiː/ /hiː/
about /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/
right /raɪt/ /raɪt/
get /ɡet/ /ɡet/
here /hɪə(r)/ /hɪr/
out /aʊt/ /aʊt/
if /ɪf/ /ɪf/
her /hɜː(r)/ /hɜːr/

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she /ʃiː/ /ʃiː/

can /kæn/ /kæn/
up /ʌp/ /ʌp/
want /wɒnt/ /wɑːnt/
now /naʊ/ /naʊ/
go /ɡəʊ/ /ɡəʊ/
him /hɪm/ /hɪm/
there /ðeə(r)/ /ðer/
one /wʌn/ /wʌn/
why /waɪ/ /waɪ/
see /siː/ /si/
come /kʌm/ /kʌm/
good /ɡʊd/ /ɡʊd/
they /ðeɪ/ /ðeɪ/
really /ˈriːəli/ /ˈriːəli/
when /wen/ /wen/
back /bæk/ /bæk/
from /frɒm/ /frʌm/
were /wɜː(r)/ /wər/
yes /jes/ /jes/
his /hɪz/ /hɪz/
or /ɔː(r)/ /ɔr/
who /huː/ /huː/
because /bɪˈkɒz/ /bɪˈkɔz/
some /sʌm/ /sʌm/
then /ðen/ /ðen/
say /seɪ/ /seɪ/
an /æn/ /æn/
way /weɪ/ /weɪ/
us /ʌs/ /ʌs/
little /ˈlɪtl/ /ˈlɪtl/
never /ˈnevə(r)/ /ˈnevər/
too /tuː/ /tuː/
sure /ʃɔː(r)/ /ʃʊr/
more /mɔː(r)/ /mɔr/
over /ˈəʊvə(r)/ /ˈoʊvər/
our /ˈaʊə(r)/ /ˈaʊər/
sorry /ˈsɒri/ /ˈsɑːri/
where /weə(r)/ /wer/
let /let/ /let/
maybe /ˈmeɪbi/ /ˈmeɪbi/

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down /daʊn/ /daʊn/

man /mæn/ /mæn/
very /ˈveri/ /ˈveri/
by /baɪ/ /baɪ/
anything /ˈeniθɪŋ/ /ˈeniθɪŋ/
much /mʌʧ/ /mʌʧ/
any /ˈeni/ /ˈeni/
life /laɪf/ /laɪf/
even /ˈiːvn/ /ˈiːvn/
off /ɒf/ /ɔːf/
please /pliːz/ /pliːz/
thank /θæŋk/ /θæŋk/
only /ˈəʊnli/ /ˈoʊnli/
help /help/ /help/
two /tuː/ /tuː/
talk /tɔːk/ /tɔːk/
people /ˈpiːpl/ /ˈpiːpl/
God /ɡɒd/ /ɡɑːd/
still /stɪl/ /stɪl/
wait /weɪt/ /weɪt/
into /ˈɪntuː/ /ˈɪntuː/
find /faɪnd/ /faɪnd/
again /əˈɡeɪn/ /əˈɡen/
thing /θɪŋ/ /θɪŋ/
call /kɔːl/ /kɔːl/
told /təʊld/ /təʊld/
great /ɡreɪt/ /ɡreɪt/
before /bɪˈfɔː(r)/ /bɪˈfɔːr/
better /ˈbetə(r)/ /ˈbetər/
ever /ˈevə(r)/ /ˈevər/
night /naɪt/ /naɪt/
than /ðən/ /ðən/
away /əˈweɪ/ /əˈweɪ/
first /fɜːst/ /fɜːrst/
believe /bɪˈliːv/ /bɪˈliːv/
fine /faɪn/ /faɪn/
home /həʊm/ /həʊm/
after /ˈɑːftə(r)/ /ˈæftər/
last /lɑːst/ /læst/
these /ðiːz/ /ðiːz/
put /pʊt/ /pʊt/

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around /əˈraʊnd/ /əˈraʊnd/

stop /stɒp/ /stɑːp/
long /lɒŋ/ /lɔːŋ/
always /ˈɔːlweɪz/ /ˈɔːlweɪz/
listen /ˈlɪsn/ /ˈlɪsn/
those /ðəʊz/ /ðəʊz/
big /bɪɡ/ /bɪɡ/
lot /lɒt/ /lɑːt/
kind /kaɪnd/ /kaɪnd/
wrong /rɒŋ/ /rɔːŋ/
through /θruː/ /θruː/
new /njuː/ /nuː/
guess /ɡes/ /ɡes/
care /keə(r)/ /ker/
bad /bæd/ /bæd/
mom /mɒm/ /mʌm/
remember /rɪˈmembə(r)/ /rɪˈmembər/
together /təˈɡeðə(r)/ /təˈɡeðər/
dad /dæd/ /dæd/
leave /liːv/ /liːv/
mother /ˈmʌðə(r)/ /ˈmʌðər/
place /pleɪs/ /pleɪs/
understand /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ /ˌʌndərˈstænd/
actually /ˈæktʃuəli/ /ˈæktʃuəli/
hear /hɪə(r)/ /hɪr/
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ /ˈbeɪbi/
nice /naɪs/ /naɪs/
father /ˈfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈfɑːðər/
else /els/ /els/
stay /steɪ/ /steɪ/
their /ðeə(r)/ /ðer/
course /kɔːs/ /kɔːrs/
might /maɪt/ /maɪt/
mind /maɪnd/ /maɪnd/
every /ˈevri/ /ˈevri/
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ /ɪˈnʌf/
try /traɪ/ /traɪ/
hell /hel/ /hel/
came /keɪm/ /keɪm/
someone /ˈsʌmwʌn/ /ˈsʌmwʌn/
own /əʊn/ /əʊn/

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family /ˈfæməli/ /ˈfæməli/

whole /həʊl/ /həʊl/
another /əˈnʌðə(r)/ /əˈnʌðər/
house /haʊs/ /haʊs/
yourself /jɔːˈself/ /jɔːrˈself/
idea /aɪˈdɪə/ /aɪˈdiːə/
ask /ɑːsk/ /æsk/
best /best/ /best/
must /mʌst/ /mʌst/
old /əʊld/ /əʊld/
woman /ˈwʊmən/ /ˈwʊmən/
hello /heˈləʊ/ /heˈləʊ/
which /wɪtʃ/ /wɪtʃ/
room /ruːm/ /ruːm/
money /ˈmʌni/ /ˈmʌni/
left /left/ /left/
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ /təˈnaɪt/
real /ˈriːəl/ /ˈriːəl/
son /sʌn/ /sʌn/
hope /həʊp/ /həʊp/
name /neɪm/ /neɪm/
same /seɪm/ /seɪm/
happy /ˈhæpi/ /ˈhæpi/
pretty /ˈprɪti/ /ˈprɪti/
girl /ɡɜːl/ /ɡɜːrl/
sir /sɜː(r)/ /sɜːr/
show /ʃəʊ/ /ʃəʊ/
already /ɔːlˈredi/ /ɔːlˈredi/
may /meɪ/ /meɪ/
next /nekst/ /nekst/
three /θriː/ /θriː/
found /faʊnd/ /faʊnd/
world /wɜːld/ /wɜːrld/
honey /ˈhʌni/ /ˈhʌni/
myself /maɪˈself/ /maɪˈself/
exactly /ɪɡˈzæktli/ /ɪɡˈzæktli/
probably /ˈprɒbəbli/ /ˈprɑːbəbli/
hurt /hɜːt/ /hɜːrt/
both /bəʊθ/ /bəʊθ/
while /waɪl/ /waɪl/
dead /ded/ /ded/

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alone /əˈləʊn/ /əˈləʊn/

since /sɪns/ /sɪns/
excuse /ɪkˈskjuːs/ ɪkˈskjuːs/
start /stɑːt/ /stɑːrt/
kill /kɪl/ /kɪl/
hard /hɑːd/ /hɑːrd/
today /təˈdeɪ/ /təˈdeɪ/
car /kɑː(r)/ /kɑːr/
ready /ˈredi/ /ˈredi/
until /ənˈtɪl/ /ənˈtɪl/
without /wɪˈðaʊt/ /wɪˈðaʊt/
whatever /wɒtˈevə(r)/ /wətˈevər/
deal /diːl/ /diːl/
took /tʊk/ /tʊk/
once /wʌns/ /wʌns/
friend /frend/ /frend/
head /hed/ /hed/
stuff /stʌf/ /stʌf/
most /məʊst/ /məʊst/
worry /ˈwʌri/ /ˈwɜːri/
second /ˈsekənd/ /ˈsekənd/
part /pɑːt/ /pɑːrt/
truth /truːθ/ /truːθ/
school /skuːl/ /skuːl/
face /feɪs/ /feɪs/
forget /fəˈɡet/ /fərˈɡet/
business /ˈbɪznəs/ /ˈbɪznəs/
each /iːtʃ/ /iːtʃ/
cause /kɔːz/ /kɔːz/
soon /suːn/ /suːn/
wife /waɪf/ /waɪf/
use /juːz/ /juːz/
chance /tʃɑːns/ /tʃæns/
run /rʌn/ /rʌn/
move /muːv/ /muːv/
anyone /ˈeniwʌn/ /ˈeniwʌn/
person /ˈpɜːsn/ /ˈpɜːrsn/
bye /baɪ/ /baɪ/
somebody /ˈsʌmbədi/ /ˈsʌmbədi/
heart /hɑːt/ /hɑːrt/
such /sʌtʃ/ /sʌtʃ/

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point /pɔɪnt/ /pɔɪnt/

later /ˈleɪtə(r)/ /ˈleɪtər/
meet /miːt/ /miːt/
anyway /ˈeniweɪ/ /ˈeniweɪ/
phone /fəʊn/ /fəʊn/
reason /ˈriːzn/ /ˈriːzn/
lost /lɒst/ /lɔːst/
look /lʊk/ /lʊk/
bring /brɪŋ/ /brɪŋ/
case /keɪs/ /keɪs/
wish /wɪʃ/ /wɪʃ/
tomorrow /təˈmɒrəʊ/ /təˈmɑːrəʊ/
trust /trʌst/ /trʌst/
check /tʃek/ /tʃek/
end /end/ /end/
late /leɪt/ /leɪt/
anymore /ˌeni ˈmɔː(r)/ /ˌeni ˈmɔːr/
five /faɪv/ /faɪv/
least /liːst/ /liːst/
town /taʊn/ /taʊn/
year /jɪə(r)/ /jɪr/
make /meɪk/ /meɪk/
mean /miːn/ /miːn/
play /pleɪ/ /pleɪ/
hate /heɪt/ /heɪt/
ago /əˈɡəʊ/ /əˈɡəʊ/
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ /ˈbjuːtɪfl/
fact /fækt/ /fækt/
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ /ˈkreɪzi/
party /ˈpɑːti/ /ˈpɑːrti/
sit /sɪt/ /sɪt/
open /ˈəʊpən/ /ˈəʊpən/
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ /əˈfreɪd/
between /bɪˈtwiːn/ /bɪˈtwiːn/
important /ɪmˈpɔːtnt/ /ɪmˈpɔːrtnt/
rest /rest/ /rest/
fun /fʌn/ /fʌn/
kid /kɪd/ /kɪd/
glad /ɡlæd/ /ɡlæd/
everyone /ˈevriwʌn/ /ˈevriwʌn/
day /deɪ/ /deɪ/

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sister /ˈsɪstə(r)/ /ˈsɪstər/

minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ /ˈmɪnɪt/
everybody /ˈevribɒdi/ /ˈevribɑːdi/
bit /bɪt/ /bɪt/
couple /ˈkʌpl/ /ˈkʌpl/
either /ˈiːðə(r)/ /ˈiːðər/
daughter /ˈdɔːtə(r)/ /ˈdɔːtər/
under /ˈʌndə(r)/ /ˈʌndər/
break /breɪk/ /breɪk/
door /dɔː(r)/ /dɔːr/
set /set/ /set/
close /kləʊz/ /kləʊz/
easy /ˈiːzi/ /ˈiːzi/
doctor /ˈdɒktə(r)/ /ˈdɑːktər/
far /fɑː(r)/ /fɑːr/
walk /wɔːk/ /wɔːk/
need /niːd/ /niːd/
trouble /ˈtrʌbl/ /ˈtrʌbl/
mine /maɪn/ /maɪn/
though /ðəʊ/ /ðəʊ/
time /taɪm/ /taɪm/
different /ˈdɪfrənt/ /ˈdɪfrənt/
hospital /ˈhɒspɪtl/ /ˈhɑːspɪtl/
anybody /ˈenibɒdi/ /ˈenibɑːdi/
alright /ɔːlˈraɪt/ /ɔːlˈraɪt/
wedding /ˈwedɪŋ/ /ˈwedɪŋ/
shut /ʃʌt/ /ʃʌt/
able /ˈeɪbl/ /ˈeɪbl/
die /daɪ/ /daɪ/
perfect /ˈpɜːfɪkt/ /ˈpɜːrfɪkt/
police /pəˈliːs/ /pəˈliːs/
stand /stænd/ /stænd/
hit /hɪt/ /hɪt/
story /ˈstɔːri/ /ˈstɔːri/
dinner /ˈdɪnə(r)/ /ˈdɪnər/
against /əˈɡenst/ /əˈɡenst/
funny /ˈfʌni/ /ˈfʌni/
husband /ˈhʌzbənd/ /ˈhʌzbənd/
almost /ˈɔːlməʊst/ /ˈɔːlməʊst/
stupid /ˈstjuːpɪd/ /ˈstuːpɪd/
pay /peɪ/ /peɪ/

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answer /ˈɑːnsə(r)/ /ˈænsər/

four /fɔː(r)/ /fɔːr/
office /ˈɒfɪs/ /ˈɑːfɪs/
cool /kuːl/ /kuːl/
news /njuːz/ /nuːz/
child /tʃaɪld/ /tʃaɪld/
half /hɑːf/ hæf/
yours /jɔːz/ /jɔːrz/
moment /ˈməʊmənt/ /ˈməʊmənt/
sleep /sliːp/ /sliːp/
young /jʌŋ/ /jʌŋ/
men /men/ /men/
sonny /ˈsʌni/ /ˈsʌni/
lucky /ˈlʌki/ /ˈlʌki/
pick /pɪk/ /pɪk/
sometimes /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/
them /ðem/ /ðem/
bed /bed/ /bed/
also /ˈɔːlsəʊ/ /ˈɔːlsəʊ/
date /deɪt/ /deɪt/
line /laɪn/ /laɪn/
lose /luːz/ /luːz/
fire /ˈfaɪə(r)/ /ˈfaɪər/
free /friː/ /friː/
hand /hænd/ /hænd/
serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ /ˈsɪriəs/
shit /ʃɪt/ /ʃɪt/
behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/ /bɪˈhaɪnd/
inside /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/ /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/
high /haɪ/ /haɪ/
ahead /əˈhed/ /əˈhed/
wonderful /ˈwʌndəfl/ /ˈwʌndərfl/
fight /faɪt/ /faɪt/
past /pɑːst/ /pæst/
cut /kʌt/ /kʌt/
quite /kwaɪt/ /kwaɪt/
number /ˈnʌmbə(r)/ /ˈnʌmbər/
sick /sɪk/ /sɪk/
game /ɡeɪm/ /ɡeɪm/
eat /iːt/ /iːt/
nobody /ˈnəʊbədi/ /ˈnəʊbədi/

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death /deθ/ /deθ/

along /əˈlɒŋ/ /əˈlɔːŋ/
finally /ˈfaɪnəli/ /ˈfaɪnəli/
upset /ˌʌpˈset/ /ˌʌpˈset/
seem /siːm/ /siːm/
safe /seɪf/ /seɪf/
children /ˈtʃɪldrən/ /ˈʧɪldrən/
front /frʌnt/ /frʌnt/
shot /ʃɒt/ /ʃɑːt/
love /lʌv/ /lʌv/
clear /klɪə(r)/ /klɪr/
hot /hɒt/ /hɑːt/
six /sɪks/ /sɪks/
drink /drɪŋk/ /drɪŋk/
absolutely /ˈæbsəluːtli/ /ˈæbsəluːtli/
how /haʊ/ /haʊ/
sweet /swiːt/ /swiːt/
alive /əˈlaɪv/ /əˈlaɪv/
sense /sens/ /sens/
happen /ˈhæpən/ /ˈhæpən/
special /ˈspeʃl/ /ˈspeʃl/
bet /bet/ /bet/
blood /blʌd/ /blʌd/
lie /laɪ/ /laɪ/
full /fʊl/ /fʊl/
meeting /ˈmiːtɪŋ/ /ˈmiːtɪŋ/
dear /dɪə(r)/ /dɪr/
coffee /ˈkɒfi/ /ˈkɔːfi/
sound /saʊnd/ /saʊnd/
fault /fɔːlt/ /fɔːlt/
water /ˈwɔːtə(r)/ /ˈwɔːtər/
ten /ten/ /ten/
women /ˈwʊmən/ /ˈwʊmən/
welcome /ˈwelkəm/ /ˈwelkəm/
buy /baɪ/ /baɪ/
hour /ˈaʊə(r)/ /ˈaʊər/
speak /spiːk/ /spiːk/
think /θɪŋk/ /θɪŋk/
Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ /ˈkrɪsməs/
body /ˈbɒdi/ /ˈbɑːdi/
order /ˈɔːdə(r)/ /ˈɔːrdər/

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outside /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/

hang /hæŋ/ /hæŋ/
worse /wɜːs/ /wɜːrs/
company /ˈkʌmpəni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/
mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ /mɪˈsteɪk/
handle /ˈhændl/ /ˈhændl/
spend /spend/ /spend/
totally /ˈtəʊtəli/ /ˈtəʊtəli/
control /kənˈtrəʊl/ /kənˈtrəʊl/
marriage /ˈmærɪdʒ/ /ˈmærɪdʒ/
power /ˈpaʊə(r)/ /ˈpaʊər/
president /ˈprezɪdənt/ /ˈprezɪdənt/
unless /ənˈles/ /ənˈles/
sex /seks/ /seks/
send /send/ /send/
picture /ˈpɪktʃə(r)/ /ˈpɪktʃər/
hundred /ˈhʌndrəd/ /ˈhʌndrəd/
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ /tʃeɪndʒ/
explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ /ɪkˈspleɪn/
certainly /ˈsɜːtnli/ /ˈsɜːtnli/
sign /saɪn/ /saɪn/
boy /bɔɪ/ /bɔɪ/
relationship /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/ /rɪˈleɪʃnʃɪp/
hair /heə(r)/ /her/
choice /tʃɔɪs/ /tʃɔɪs/
anywhere /ˈeniweə(r)/ /ˈeniwer/
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ /ˈsiːkrət/
future /ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/ /ˈfjuːtʃər/
weird /wɪəd/ /wɪrd/
luck /lʌk/ /lʌk/
touch /tʌtʃ/ /tʌtʃ/
kiss /kɪs/ /kɪs/
crane /kreɪn/ /kreɪn/
question /ˈkwestʃən/ /ˈkwestʃən/
obviously /ˈɒbviəsli/ /ˈɑːbviəsli/
pain /peɪn/ /peɪn/
straight /streɪt/ /streɪt/
grace /ɡreɪs/ /ɡreɪs/
white /waɪt/ /waɪt/
fast /fɑːst/ /fæst/
pacemaker /ˈpeɪsmeɪkə(r)/ /ˈpeɪsmeɪkər/

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food /fuːd/ /fuːd/

none /nʌn/ /nʌn/
drive /draɪv/ /draɪv/
work /wɜːk/ /wɜːrk/
marry /ˈmæri/ /ˈmæri/
light /laɪt/ /laɪt/
test /test/ /test/
drop /drɒp/ /drɑːp/
frank /fræŋk/ /fræŋk/
sent /sent/ /sent/
city /ˈsɪti/ /ˈsɪti/
dream /driːm/ /driːm/
protect /prəˈtekt/ /prəˈtekt/
twenty /ˈtwenti/ /ˈtwenti/
class /klɑːs/ /klæs/
surprise /səˈpraɪz/ /sərˈpraɪz/
forever /fərˈevə(r)/ /fərˈevər/
poor /pɔː(r)/ /pʊr/
mad /mæd/ /mæd/
except /ɪkˈsept/ /ɪkˈsept/
gun /ɡʌn/ /ɡʌn/
know /nəʊ/ /nəʊ/
dance /dɑːns/ /dæns/
take /teɪk/ /teɪk/
especially /ɪˈspeʃəli/ /ɪˈspeʃəli/
situation /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/ /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/
besides /bɪˈsaɪdz/ /bɪˈsaɪdz/
week /wiːk/ /wiːk/
himself /hɪmˈself/ /hɪmˈself/
act /ækt/ /ækt/
worth /wɜːθ/ /wɜːrθ/
top /tɒp/ /tɑːp/
expect /ɪkˈspekt/ /ɪkˈspekt/
rather /ˈrɑːðə(r)/ /ˈræðər/
involve /ɪnˈvɒlv/ /ɪnˈvɑːlv/
swear /sweə(r)/ /swer/
piece /piːs/ /piːs/
busy /ˈbɪzi/ /ˈbɪzi/
law /lɔː/ /lɔː/
black /blæk/ /blæk/
movie /ˈmuːvi/ /ˈmuːvi/

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catch /kætʃ/ /ketʃ/

country /ˈkʌntri/ /ˈkʌntri/
less /les/ /les/
perhaps /pəˈhæps/ /pərˈhæps/
step /step/ /step/
fall /fɔːl/ /fɔːl/
dog /dɒɡ/ /dɔːɡ/
win /wɪn/ /wɪn/
personal /ˈpɜːsənl/ /ˈpɜːrsənl/
admit /ədˈmɪt/ /ədˈmɪt/
problem /ˈprɒbləm/ /ˈprɑːbləm/
murder /ˈmɜːdə(r)/ /ˈmɜːrdər/
strong /strɒŋ/ /strɔːŋ/
evil /ˈiːvl/ /ˈiːvl/
feel /fiːl/ /fiːl/

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