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Pronunciation Poem Vocabulary Review

The document is a poem about the complexities of English pronunciation and grammar. It discusses how words that look similar can be pronounced differently, such as 'tough' and 'through'. It also mentions traps and difficulties learners may face in mastering the English language.

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Pronunciation Poem Vocabulary Review

The document is a poem about the complexities of English pronunciation and grammar. It discusses how words that look similar can be pronounced differently, such as 'tough' and 'through'. It also mentions traps and difficulties learners may face in mastering the English language.

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The Pronunciation Poem

I take it + clause You look happy. I take it you heard about the bonuses!
I take it you already know I take it they’re going to the party.
I assume (that) you already know
large branch of a tree
Of tough and bough and cough and dough
difficult bow a raw flour mixture
To walk in an awkward way and almost fall. used to make bread, pasta, etc
Others may stumble, but not you
To make a mistake when speaking.
Ex/ I hope I don’t stumble on my words during the presentation.
On hiccough, thorough, laugh, and through.
hiccup I had a thorough (adj) conversation with my boss.
I have the hiccups. We thoroughly (adv) discussed the issue.
And cork and work and card and ward
used to seal a wine bottle an area of a hospital/prison

And font and front and word and sword


maybe
Well done! And now if you wish, perhaps formal
a difficult situation without an escape
To learn of less familiar traps.
I can’t believe I fell for that trap!

Beware of heard, a dreadful word

That looks like beard and sounds like bird.


Hair on a man’s chin.

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used to make jewelry
And dead: it’s said like bed, not bead–
For goodness’ sake - used to express surprise, frustration, or exasperation
For goodness sakes don’t call it deed.
For goodness’ sake, just pick a necklace already! An intentional act.
I’ve done my good deed for the day!
Watch out for meat and great and threat,
I booked a suite for 3 nights.
They rhyme with suite and straight and
debt. 100 Main Street
Suite 304
flying insect
A moth is not a moth in mother,

Nor both in bother, broth in brother.


chicken broth (liquid in soup)

And here is not a match for there,

And dear and fear for bear and pear.


I’m on a low dose of aspirin. (100 mg)

And then there’s dose and rose and lose–


opposite of win
We lost the game!
Just look them up–and goose and choose,

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to prevent something from happening
And do and go, then thwart and cart.
The rain thwarted my plans.
The rain always thwarts my plans.
Come, come, I’ve hardly made a start!
I hardly worked this week. (not a lot) barely started
I worked hard this week. (a small amount of/ not a lot)
A dreadful language? Man alive!
very unpleasant/very bad quality
The movie was dreadful! The food/service was dreadful!
I’d mastered it when I was five.

And yet to write it the more I sigh.


not used today
I’ll not learn how, until the day I die.
I will not learn how until the day I die :)
I won’t learn how until the day I die :)
modern (used today)

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