Similar sounds.
authorOleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
Sun, 31 Jul 2016 12:14:04 +0300
changeset 526 bb106d293d0d
parent 525 7e662ba602d0
child 527 0a31299fad70
Similar sounds.
www/en-pronunciation_en.rst
--- a/www/en-pronunciation_en.rst	Sun Jul 31 12:12:02 2016 +0300
+++ b/www/en-pronunciation_en.rst	Sun Jul 31 12:14:04 2016 +0300
@@ -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]
+