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| Word | IPA | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| coat | /koʊt/ | clothing for cold weather | Wear your coat. | |
| coconut | /ˈkoʊkəˌnʌt/ | a large nut with a hard shell | The coconut is on the tree. | |
| Coffee | /ˈkɔfi/ | A dark hot drink | I like black coffee. | |
| Colleague | /ˈkɑlig/ | Someone you work with | I'm going to lunch with a colleague. | |
| College | /ˈkɑlɪdʒ/ | A place for higher education | My sister is at college. | |
| Color | /ˈkʌlər/ | Red, blue, green, etc. | What is your favorite color? | |
| com | /kɑm/ | a common website ending | Their website ends with dot com. | |
| Comb | /koʊm/ | A tool for smoothing hair | Use a comb for your hair. | |
| Comedy | /ˈkɑːmədi/ | A funny film or play | We watched a great comedy. | |
| Comic | /ˈkɑːmɪk/ | A book with stories told in pictures | He likes reading comics. | |
| comments | /ˈkɑːmɛnts/ | things people say or write about something | The teacher read our comments. | |
| communications | /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃənz/ | messages and ways of sharing information | Good communications help the team work well. | |
| companies | /ˈkʌmpəniz/ | business organizations | Many companies sell clothes online. | |
| Company | /ˈkʌmpəni/ | An organization that sells goods or services | He works for a large company. | |
| Competition | /ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən/ | An organized event in which people try to win | I entered a photography competition. | |
| computer | /kəmˈpjutər/ | an electronic machine | I play games on the computer. | |
| computers | /kəmˈpjuːtɚz/ | electronic machines for work and play | The students use computers in class. | |
| Concert | /ˈkɒnsərt/ | A performance of music | We went to a rock concert. | |
| conditions | /kənˈdɪʃənz/ | the state of something or rules of a situation | Road conditions are bad after the snow. | |
| contents | /ˈkɑntents/ | the things inside something | The bag's contents fell onto the floor. | |
| Conversation | /ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən/ | A talk between people | We had a long conversation. | |
| Cooker | /ˈkʊkər/ | A piece of equipment used for cooking food | The new cooker is very easy to clean. | |
| Cookie | /ˈkʊki/ | A small sweet cake | I want a chocolate cookie. | |
| copyright | /ˈkɑːpiˌraɪt/ | legal right to control a work | The book is protected by copyright. | |
| Corner | /ˈkɔːrnər/ | The place where two lines or streets meet | The shop is on the corner. |
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