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| Word | IPA | Meaning | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| burger | /ˈbɜrɡər/ | meat in a bread roll | I want a burger. | |
| Bus | /bʌs/ | A large vehicle for many people | Wait for the bus. | |
| Business | /ˈbɪznɪs/ | The activity of buying and selling | He has a small business. | |
| butter | /ˈbʌtər/ | a yellow food made from milk | I put butter on my bread. | |
| Butterfly | /ˈbʌtərˌflaɪ/ | A beautiful flying insect | The butterfly is colorful. | |
| c | /siː/ | the third letter of the alphabet | C comes before D. | |
| ca | /ˌsiˈeɪ/ | short form of California | My brother moved to CA for work. | |
| Cabbage | /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ | A round green vegetable | I like cabbage. | |
| Cabinet | /ˈkæbɪnɪt/ | A piece of furniture for storage | The glasses are in the kitchen cabinet. | |
| cake | /keɪk/ | a sweet food | Have some cake. | |
| Calendar | /ˈkæləndər/ | A list of days, weeks, and months of the year | I wrote the meeting date on my calendar. | |
| california | /ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjə/ | a state in the western US | My cousins live in California. | |
| Camel | /ˈkæməl/ | An animal with a hump | The camel is in the desert. | |
| Camera | /ˈkæmərə/ | Something to take photos | I have a new camera. | |
| cameras | /ˈkæmərəz/ | devices used to take pictures | Tourists carried cameras around the city. | |
| canada | /ˈkænədə/ | a country north of the USA | My uncle lives in Canada. | |
| Candy | /ˈkændi/ | Sweet food made with sugar | Don't eat too much candy. | |
| cap | /kæp/ | a soft hat | He wears a blue cap. | |
| Capital | /ˈkæpɪtəl/ | The most important city in a country | Paris is the capital of France. | |
| car | /kɑr/ | a vehicle with four wheels | My dad has a blue car. | |
| Card | /kɑrd/ | A small piece of stiff paper | I sent her a birthday card. | |
| cards | /kɑrdz/ | small pieces of card or plastic | He keeps his bank cards in his wallet. | |
| Career | /kəˈrɪr/ | The job or series of jobs that someone does | She wants a career in medicine. | |
| carolina | /ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ | the name of two U.S. states | Her family moved to North Carolina. | |
| Carpet | /ˈkɑrpət/ | A thick material used for covering floors | The living room has a soft blue carpet. |
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