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4. i. What are the young girl and the colonel arguing about?
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They are arguing about whether women have enough "nerve control" compared to men, specifically if women have outgrown the tendency to scream at the sight of a mouse.
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4. ii. The American joins the discussion. Say true or false.
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False. The passage states, "The American does not join in the argument".
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4. iii. What does the American naturalist notice?
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He notices a strange expression on the face of the hostess and sees her muscles contracting slightly as she summons a servant.
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4. iv. What does the hostess want the servant to do?
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She whispers to the boy to place a bowl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors (likely to lure a cobra away).
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4. v. Identify the Synonym of calls from the passage.
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Summons.
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4. vi. Find the Antonym of familiar in the passage.
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Strange.
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5. i. What makes one think highly of Srinivasa Ramanujan?
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His status as an extraordinary figure and an "instinctive genius" in the field of mathematics.
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5. ii. Why did Ramanujan become a clerk?
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Because he was born into a poor family and lacked opportunities for a proper education.
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5. iii. What was Ramanujan doing whenever he found some free time?
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He spent his spare time playing with numbers and equations.
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5. iv. What helped Ramanujan to go to Cambridge?
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A mathematician noticed his amateur work and sent it to Cambridge, which eventually led to a scholarship.
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5. v. What did people at Cambridge do for Ramanujan?
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They were impressed by his work and arranged a scholarship to bring him there.
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5. vi. Describe the work Ramanujan did at Cambridge.
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During his brief period at Cambridge, he produced mathematical work of profound value and amazing originality.
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6 (i) Saplings
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h. Young plants
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6 (ii) Confer
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f. Award a degree, title etc.
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6 (iii) Foster son
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b. Adopted son
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6 (iv) Tending
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j. Caring for
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6 (v) Massive
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c. Exceptionally large
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6 (vi) Conceive
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i. To become pregnant
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6 (vii) Invariably
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d. Without fail
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6 (viii) Pails
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a. Buckets
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6 (ix) Onset
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e. A beginning
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6 (x) Facet
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g. A particular aspect
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7 (i) Honesty
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Noun
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7 (ii) two
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Adjective
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7 (iii) And
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Conjunction
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7 (iv) about
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Preposition
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7 (v) Ah!
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Interjection
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7 (vi) learn
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Verb
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7 (vii) early
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Adverb
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7 (viii) him
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Pronoun
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7 (ix) beside
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Preposition
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7 (x) source
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Noun
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8 (i) What a lovely Villa!
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a
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8 (ii) You are the first person to arrive here.
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the
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8 (iii) They live in an old house.
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an
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8 (iv) Panaji is the capital of Goa state.
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the
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8 (v) I bought a pair of new shoes.
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a
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8 (vi) It was the hottest day ever.
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the
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8 (vii) Rajesh is an enterprising businessman.
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an
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8 (viii) I can't play the piano.
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the
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8 (ix) We have quite a few books on Yoga.
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a
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8 (x) It is an absurd story indeed.
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an
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9 (i) There is a beautiful painting on the wall.
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on
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9 (ii) Children are fond of toys.
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of
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9 (iii) He jumped into the well.
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into
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9 (iv) We cut the fruit with a knife.
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with
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9 (v) Wealth is inferior to learning.
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to
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9 (vi) My friend lives in Delhi.
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in
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9 (vii) The issue is between you and me.
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between
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9 (viii) You must abide by the rules and regulations.
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by
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9 (ix) I went to the airport to see off my son.
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off
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9 (x) Very few people can swim across the river Ganga.
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across
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10 (i) Usually I close (close) all doors...
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close
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10 (ii) The audience had occupied (occupy) their seats before...
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had occupied
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10 (iii) My father is watching (watch) a serial at the moment.
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is watching
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10 (iv) She is (be) at peace with her pots...
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is
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10 (v) Last week my rose plant died (die).
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died
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10 (vi) The meeting starts (start) by 10.00 a.m. tomorrow.
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starts
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11 (i) Change to passive voice: The teacher is explaining...
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The lesson is being explained by the teacher.
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11 (ii) Change to indirect speech: A classmate said to me...
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A classmate asked me if my father was a businessman.
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11 (iii) Change to indirect speech: He said, "I have lost..."
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He said that he had lost his bag.
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11 (iv) Change to superlative degree: No other bank in India...
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SBI is the most widely spread bank in India.
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11 (v) Change to positive degree: The Amazon is one of the...
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Very few rivers in the world are as long as the Amazon.
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11 (vi) Add a question tag: I can face challenges, ...?
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can't I?
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12 (i) Keep your surrounding clean.
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Keep your surroundings clean.
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12 (ii) He and me are brothers.
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He and I are brothers.
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12 (iii) I waited for a hour.
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I waited for an hour.
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12 (iv) Of the two this is the best article.
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Of the two this is the better article.
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12 (v) One should respect his teachers.
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One should respect one's teachers.
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12 (vi) He is having many imported clothes.
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He has many imported clothes.
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13 (i) sch oo l
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oo
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13 (ii) enc ou raging
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ou
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13 (iii) app ea rance
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ea
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13 (iv) exce ll ent
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ll
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13 (v) sp ea k
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ea
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13 (vi) a tt ention
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tt
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13 (vii) p eo ple
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eo
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13 (viii) kno wl edge
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wl
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13 (ix) di sc ipline
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sc
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13 (x) a ff ord
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ff
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14 (i) knock
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k
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14 (ii) autumn
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n
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14 (iii) cupboard
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p
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14 (iv) tight
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gh
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14 (v) walk
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l
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14 (vi) sword
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w
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14 (vii) subtle
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b
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14 (viii) psalm
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p, l
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14 (ix) handsome
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d
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14 (x) gnaw
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g
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15 (i) /stretʃ/
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stretch
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15 (ii) /ɪnˈkredəbl/
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incredible
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15 (iii) /plɑːnt/
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plant
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15 (iv) /kənˈdɪʃn/
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condition
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15 (v) /ˈhɒspɪtl/
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hospital
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15 (vi) /ɪnˈtaɪə(r)/
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entire
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16 (i) kite, know, knife
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kite (the 'k' is pronounced)
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16 (ii) that, think, thousand
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that (voiced 'th')
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16 (iii) easy, escape, sand
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easy ('s' sounds like 'z')
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16 (iv) go, to, no
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to (sounds like 'oo')
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16 (v) hope, rod, rope
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rod (short 'o' sound)
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16 (vi) earn, earth, each
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each (long 'e' sound)
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17 (i) competition
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4 (com-pe-ti-tion)
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17 (ii) two
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1
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17 (iii) ambulance
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3 (am-bu-lance)
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17 (iv) matter
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2 (mat-ter)
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17 (v) anaesthesia
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4 (an-aes-the-sia)
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17 (vi) sorry
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2 (sor-ry)
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