# HG changeset patch # User Oleksandr Gavenko # Date 1353956868 -7200 # Node ID e9c191e2e898f6363943143b17287f53ba66b52f # Parent 2589ae0fe0c842641f5ba83bbf205b2c36c4674b English pronunciation. diff -r 2589ae0fe0c8 -r e9c191e2e898 en-pronunciation_en.rst --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/en-pronunciation_en.rst Mon Nov 26 21:07:48 2012 +0200 @@ -0,0 +1,59 @@ + +======================== + English pronunciation. +======================== + +Exercises. +========== + +[iː] vs [ɪ]. +============ +:: + + These six silly sisters are sweet to meet. + [ðiːz sɪks sɪlɪ sɪstə aː swiːt tuː miːt] + + sheep ship + heat hit + eel ill + receive sieve + leave live + +[ɪ] vs [e]. +=========== +:: + + Did Ed wed Liz or did Liz wed Ted? + tin ten + hill hell + did dead + +[e] vs [æ]. +=========== +:: + + I bet you bat better then your fans in the fens. + head had + shell shall + net gnat + +[æ] vs [ʌ]. +=========== +:: + + Cut the cackle and come up with the cash! + cat cut + dam dumb + stamp stump + +[æ] vs [aː]. +============ +:: + + My hard hearted aunt had a fat cat in her flat. + cat cart + hat heart + had hard + am arm + chat chart +