Similar sounds.
--- a/www/en-pronunciation_en.rst Sun Jul 31 12:12:02 2016 +0300
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@@ -18,41 +18,52 @@
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_phonology#Allophones_of_consonants
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_phonology#Allophones_of_vowels
-Russian analog.
-===============
+Russian analog
+==============
``[æ]``::
пять [pʲætʲ]
-Exercises.
-==========
+Exercises
+=========
-[iː] vs [ɪ].
-============
+[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
+ sheep [ʃiːp] ship [ʃɪp]
+ heat [hiːt] hit [hɪt]
+ feet [fiːt] fit [fɪt]
+ cheap [ʧiːp] chip [ʧɪp]
+ eel [iːl] ill [ɪl]
+ receive [rɪˈsɪːv] sieve [sɪv]
+ leave [liːv] live [lɪv]
+ peach [piːʧ] pitch [pɪʧ]
+ litre [liːtər] litter [lɪtər]
+ leap [liːp] lip [lɪp]
+ wheel [wiːl] will [wɪl]
+ seek [siːk] sick [sɪk]
-[ɪ] vs [e].
-===========
+[ɪ] vs [e]
+----------
::
Did Ed wed Liz or did Liz wed Ted?
- tin ten
- hill hell
- did dead
+ tin [tɪn] ten [ten]
+ hill [hɪl] hell [hel]
+ did [dɪd] dead [ded]
+ bid [bɪd] bed [bed]
+ middle [mɪdle] medal [medl]
+ fill [fɪl] fell [fel]
+ pin [pɪn] pen [pen]
-[e] vs [æ].
-===========
+[e] vs [æ]
+----------
::
I bet you bat better then your fans in the fens.
@@ -60,17 +71,22 @@
shell shall
net gnat
-[æ] vs [ʌ].
-===========
+[æ] vs [ʌ]
+----------
::
Cut the cackle and come up with the cash!
- cat cut
- dam dumb
- stamp stump
+ cat [cæt] cut [kʌt]
+ cap [cæp] cup [kʌp]
+ dam [dæm] dumb [dʌm]
+ stamp [stæmp] stump [stʌmp]
+ ankle [əŋkəl] uncle [ʌŋkəl]
+ bat [bæt] but [bʌt]
+ swam [swæm] swum [swʌm]
+ bank [bænk] bunk [bʌnk]
-[æ] vs [aː].
-============
+[æ] vs [aː]
+-----------
::
My hard hearted aunt had a fat cat in her flat.
@@ -80,3 +96,160 @@
am arm
chat chart
+[æ] vs [eə]
+-----------
+::
+
+ dad [dæd] dared [deəd]
+ glad [ɡlæd] glared [ɡleəd]
+ marry [mæri] Mary [meəri]
+
+[eɪ] vs [iː]
+------------
+::
+
+ ate [eɪt] eat [iːt]
+ faced [feɪst] feast [fiːst]
+ great [ɡreɪt] greet [ɡriːt]
+ mate [meɪt] meet [miːt]
+
+[əʊ] vs [ɔː]
+------------
+::
+
+ coat [kəʊt] caught [kɔːt]
+ dough [dəʊ] door [dɔːr]
+ sew [səʊ] saw [sɔː]
+ flow [fləʊ] floor [flɔːr]
+
+[w] vs [v]
+----------
+::
+
+ wet [wet] vet [vet]
+ werse [wɜrs] verse [vɜrs]
+ while [waɪl] vile [vaɪl]
+ west [west] vest [vest]
+ wery [weri] very [very]
+
+[r] vs [l]
+----------
+::
+
+ wrong [rɒŋ] long [lɒŋ]
+ royal [rɔɪjəl] loyal [lɔɪjəl]
+ missread [mɪsˈred] missled [mɪsˈled]
+ pirate [paɪrət] pilot [paɪlət]
+ pray [praɪ] play [plaɪ]
+ red [red] led [led]
+ crime [kraɪm] climb [claɪm]
+ crash [kræʃ] clash [klæʃ]
+ rice [raɪs] lice [laɪs]
+ rock [rɒk] lock [lɒk]
+
+[n] vs [ŋ]
+----------
+::
+
+ ran [ræn] rang [ræŋ]
+ son [sʌn] sung [sʌŋ]
+ pin [pɪn] ping [pɪŋ]
+ thin [θɪn] thing [θɪŋ]
+ wind [wɪnd] winged [wɪŋd]
+
+[m] vs [n]
+----------
+::
+
+ sum [sʌm] sun [sʌn] sung [sʌŋ]
+ rum [rʌm] run [rʌn] rung [rʌŋ]
+
+[s] vs [z]
+----------
+::
+
+ buzz [bʌz] bus [bʌs]
+ rise [raɪz] rice [raɪs]
+ zip [zɪp] sip [sɪp]
+ lazy [leɪzɪ] lacy [leɪsi]
+ his [hɪz] hiss [hɪs]
+ cause [cɔːz] course [kɔːrs]
+ plays [pleiz] place [pleɪs]
+ grows [ɡrəʊz] gross [ɡrəʊs]
+
+[ʃ] vs [s]
+----------
+::
+
+ ship [ʃɪp] sip [sɪp]
+ show [ʃəʊ] so [səʊ]
+ shy [ʃaɪ] sigh [saɪ]
+ chauffeur [ʃəʊfər] sofa [səʊfə]
+ shock [ʃɒk] sock [sɒk]
+
+[v] vs [f]
+----------
+::
+
+ vault [vɔːlt] fault [fɔːlt]
+ believe [bɪliːv] belief [bɪliːf]
+ live [laɪv] life [laɪf]
+ van [væn] fan [fæn]
+ leave [liːv] leaf [liːf]
+ of [ɒv] off [ɒf]
+ rival [raɪvəl] rifle [raɪfəl]
+
+[v] vs [b]
+----------
+::
+
+ very [ˈveri] berry [ˈberi]
+
+[d] vs [t]
+----------
+::
+
+ dame [daɪm] tame [taɪm]
+ doom [duːm] tomb [tuːm]
+ medal [medəl] metal [metəl]
+ heard [hɜːrd] hurt [hɜːrt]
+ din [dɪn] tin [tɪn]
+ do [duː] to [tuː]
+ down [daʊn] town [taʊn]
+ aid [eɪd] eight [eɪt]
+ bed [bed] bet [bet]
+
+[b] vs [p]
+----------
+::
+
+ back [bæk] pack [pæk]
+ cab [cæb] cap [kæp]
+ symbol [sɪmbəl] simple [sɪmpəl]
+ bare [beə] pair [peə]
+ bunch [bʌnʧ] punch [pʌnʧ]
+ bump [bʌmp] pump [pʌmp]
+ bull [bʊl] pull [pʊl]
+
+[ɡ] vs [k]
+----------
+::
+
+ glue [ɡluː] clue [kluː]
+ ghost [ɡəʊst] coast [kəʊst]
+ log [lɒɡ] lock [lɒk]
+ pig [pɪɡ] pick [pɪk]
+ game [ɡeIm] came [keɪm]
+ gauge [ɡeɪdʒ] cage [keɪdɡ]
+ galleries [ɡæləriːz] calories [kæləriːz]
+
+[ʧ] vs [dʒ]
+-----------
+::
+
+ choke [ʧəʊk] joke [dʒəʊk]
+ chunk [ʧʌnk] junk [dʒʌŋk]
+ rich [rɪʧ] ridge [rɪdʒ]
+ lunch [lʌnʧ] lunge [lʌndʒ]
+ search [sɜːrʧ] surge [sɜːrdʒ]
+