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Color (1)
Stewart: May I help you?
Sera: Yes, please. I am looking for an umbrella.
Stewart: What's your favorite color?
Sera: It's black.
Stewart: Sorry, we have no black umbrella right now.
Here is a nice umbrella.
Sera: But this umbrella is yellow.
Stewart: That's OK. Yellow umbrellas are very popular this year.
Color (2)
Allen: Excuse me?
Is this your umbrella?
Sera: No, it isn't.
Allen: Are you sure?
Sera: Yes, I am sure. That umbrella is brown, and umbrella is yellow.
No Questions
Dennis: Are you married?
Jane: No, I'm not. I'm single.
Dennis: Tell me about your new car. Is it large?
Jane: No, it's not. It is small.
Dennis: Tell me about the questions in your English book. Are they difficult?
Jane: No, they're not. They are easy.
Dennis: Tell me about your new neighbors? Are they quiet?
Jane: No, they aren't. They are noisy.
Short Answer
Linda: Is Alice young or old?
Glen: She is young.
Linda: Is Bill tall or short?
Glen: He is short.
Linda: Is Albert's apartment big or little?
Glen: It's small.
Linda: Were the last examinations easy or difficult?
Glen: They were difficult.
Linda: Is Julie married or single?
Glen: She is single.
Telephone Call (2)
Dave: Hello, Jack. This is Dave. I want to return the book I borrowed from you last night. Will you be at home at about six o'clock?
Jack: Yes, I will. I will be cooking dinner.
Dave: Oh! Well. Then I won't come over at six.
Jack: Why not?
Dave: I don't want to disturb you.
Jack: Don't worry! You won't disturb me.
Dave: OK. I will see you at six.
Interactive Phonemic Chart
Learn all of the vowel and consonant sounds in American English with this interactive phonemic chart.
