6872 phonetics

PHONETICS PRONUNCIATION OF ENDING -ET et at the end of words is pronounced in more than one way: A) In most two or more syllable words ending in -et, -et is pronounced as /It/ B) Note that some words ending in -et are borrowed from French In these words -et is pronounced /ey/ -et pronounced as / it/ -et pronounced as /ey/ ballet cachet hatchet basket carpet market beret chalet millet blanket closet parquet bonnet croquet plummet bouquet duvet puppet budget faucet ricochet bullet ferret sorbet cabaret gourmet supermarket Check the pronunciation and read these sentences aloud /it/ basket Don’t put all your eggs in one basket blanket Blankets keep you warm in bed bonnet It’s a metal part that covers the engine in a car budget A budget is necessary to run a household properly bullet Bullets are ammunition for guns carpet You should fix a new carpet in the sitting-room closet Her closet is full of the most fashionable clothes and accesorie faucet A faucet controls the flow of liquid from a reservoir ferret A ferret is a musteline mammal from USA nearly extinct hatchet A hatchet is an Indian axe market I like shopping in street markets millet Millet is a cereal plummet When something plummets, it falls sharply puppet Puppet theatre is very popular with children supermarket There’s no food at home I’ll go to the suoermarket /ey/ ballet Are you coming to the ballet tonight? beret You wear a beret on your head It’s a sort of cap without brim bouquet I bought a bouquet at the florist’s cabaret The club is famous for its cabaret cachet The cachet he has earned comes from his wealth chalet We stayed in a chalet on our holiday in Switzerland croquet I used to play croquet at school You have to hit a wooden ball duvet For tonight, I’ll use the duvet, you use the blanket gourmet Have you tried the new gourmet restaurant? parquet Parquet is becoming more popular than the carpet these days ricochet The goalpost caused the ball to ricochet into the net sorbet Can I have a glass of lemon sorbet, please?