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7 Pronunciation and Spelling Time

7.1. Pronounce the following words after your teacher and note if ‘ia’

is pronounced or omitted.

social essential inititial racial facial

genial radial serial burial crucial
judicial remedial imperial trivial malarial

potential bacterial glacial special nuptial
adverbial editorial perennial official sentential

7.2. Place the above words in the correct column below.

words with /ɪə/ sound words without /ɪə/ sound

7.3. Now pronounce the following words yourself.

tutorial /tʃuːˈtɔː.ri.əl/ credential /krɪˈden.ʃəl/
material /məˈtɪə.ri.əl/ substantial /səbˈstæn.ʃəl/
industrial /ɪnˈdʌs.tri.əl/ aerial /ˈeə.ri.əl/

torrential /təˈren.ʃəl/ equatorial /ˌek.wəˈtɔː.ri.əl/

influential/ˌɪn.fluˈen.ʃəl/

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