воскресенье, 11 октября 2026 г.

southern, seven

southern - /ˈsʌðɚn/ 

seven - /ˈsɛvən/ 


  • The southern town was seven miles from the river.

/ðə ˈsʌðɚn taʊn wəz ˈsɛvən maɪlz frəm ðə ˈrɪvɚ/


  • We tried seven southern dishes at the restaurant.

/wi traɪd ˈsɛvən ˈsʌðɚn ˈdɪʃɪz æt ðə ˈrɛstɚɑnt/


  • The southern family invited seven guests to dinner.

/ðə ˈsʌðɚn ˈfæməli ɪnˈvaɪtɪd ˈsɛvən ɡɛsts tə ˈdɪnɚ/


  • We drove through seven southern states during our vacation.

/wi droʊv θru ˈsɛvən ˈsʌðɚn steɪts ˈdʊrɪŋ aʊɚ veɪˈkeɪʃən/


  • Seven southern counties received heavy rain overnight.

/ˈsɛvən ˈsʌðɚn ˈkaʊntiz rɪˈsivd ˈhɛvi reɪn ˈoʊvɚˌnaɪt/


  • The teacher discussed seven important events in southern history.

/ðə ˈtitʃɚ dɪˈskʌst ˈsɛvən ɪmˈpɔrtənt ɪˈvɛnts ɪn ˈsʌðɚn ˈhɪstəri/


  • Seven southern plants survived the unusually cold winter.

/ˈsɛvən ˈsʌðɚn plænts sərˈvaɪvd ði ʌnˈjuʒuəli koʊld ˈwɪntɚ/


  • Seven engineers joined the meeting with our southern team.

/ˈsɛvən ˌɛnʤɪˈnɪrz ʤɔɪnd ðə ˈmitɪŋ wɪð aʊɚ ˈsʌðɚn tim/


  • After seven months in the South, he developed a slight southern accent.

/ˈæftɚ ˈsɛvən mʌnθs ɪn ðə saʊθ, hi dɪˈvɛləpt ə slaɪt ˈsʌðɚn ˈækˌsɛnt/


  • The students named seven cities in the southern part of the country.

/ðə ˈstudənts neɪmd ˈsɛvən ˈsɪtiz ɪn ðə ˈsʌðɚn pɑrt əv ðə ˈkʌntri/



  • southern - /ˈsʌðɚn/ - южный, южанин, житель Юга.
  • seven - /ˈsɛvən/ - семь, семеро, семеро, семерка, седьмой номер. 


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flower, flour

flower - /ˈflaʊɚ/

flour - /ˈflaʊɚ/


  • The flower on the table was covered with a little flour.

/ðə ˈflaʊɚ ɑn ðə ˈteɪbəl wəz ˈkʌvɚd wɪð ə ˈlɪtəl ˈflaʊɚ/


  • I put a flower beside the bowl before adding the flour.

/aɪ pʊt ə ˈflaʊɚ bɪˈsaɪd ðə boʊl bɪˈfɔr ˈædɪŋ ðə ˈflaʊɚ/


  • She drew a flower on the recipe card and measured the flour.

/ʃi dru ə ˈflaʊɚ ɑn ðə ˈrɛsəpi kɑrd ən ˈmɛʒɚd ðə ˈflaʊɚ/


  • The baker put a flower in a vase next to the bag of flour.

/ðə ˈbeɪkɚ pʊt ə ˈflaʊɚ ɪn ə veɪs nɛkst tə ðə bæɡ əv ˈflaʊɚ/


  • A yellow flower fell into the flour while I was baking.

/ə ˈjɛloʊ ˈflaʊɚ fɛl ˈɪntu ðə ˈflaʊɚ waɪl aɪ wəz ˈbeɪkɪŋ/


  • He gave me a flower and a bag of flour for my birthday.

/hi ɡeɪv mi ə ˈflaʊɚ ən ə bæɡ əv ˈflaʊɚ fər maɪ ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/


  • The children painted a flower while their mother sifted the flour.

/ðə ˈtʃɪldrən ˈpeɪntɪd ə ˈflaʊɚ waɪl ðɛr ˈmʌðɚ ˈsɪftɪd ðə ˈflaʊɚ/


  • She decorated the cake with a flower design made from flour-based icing.

/ʃi ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪd ðə keɪk wɪð ə ˈflaʊɚ dɪˈzaɪn meɪd frəm ˈflaʊɚ beɪst ˈaɪsɪŋ/


  • I bought a flower for my friend and flour for the cookies.

/aɪ bɔt ə ˈflaʊɚ fər maɪ frɛnd ən ˈflaʊɚ fər ðə ˈkʊkiz/


  • When I asked for a flower, the baker handed me a bag of flour.

/wɛn aɪ æskt fər ə ˈflaʊɚ, ðə ˈbeɪkɚ ˈhændɪd mi ə bæɡ əv ˈflaʊɚ/



  • flower - /ˈflaʊɚ/ - цветок, цвет, цветение, расцвет, цвести, быть в расцвете. 
  • flour - /ˈflaʊɚ/ - мука, порошок, пудра, мучной, молоть, размалывать.
flower и flour рифмуются со словами: power /ˈpaʊɚ/, shower /ˈʃaʊɚ/, tower/ˈtaʊɚ/, sour /ˈsaʊɚ/,  hour /ˈaʊɚ/, devour /dɪˈvaʊɚ/.


sour - /ˈsaʊɚ/ - кислый, прокисший , враждебный, недовольный, портиться, омрачать.

devour - /dɪˈvaʊɚ/ - пожирать, поглощать, истреблять, лопать, уничтожать, проглатывать.


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суббота, 10 октября 2026 г.

lonely, only

lonely - /ˈloʊnli/

only - /ˈoʊnli/


  • I felt lonely because I was the only person at home.

/aɪ fɛlt ˈloʊnli bɪˈkʌz aɪ wəz ði ˈoʊnli ˈpɝsən æt hoʊm/


  • She felt lonely in the new city because her only friend lived far away.

/ʃi fɛlt ˈloʊnli ɪn ðə nu ˈsɪti bɪˈkʌz hɚ ˈoʊnli frɛnd lɪvd fɑr əˈweɪ/


  • He sometimes feels lonely when he is the only person working from home.

/hi ˈsʌmtaɪmz filz ˈloʊnli wɛn hi ɪz ði ˈoʊnli ˈpɝsən ˈwɝkɪŋ frəm hoʊm/


  • I felt lonely when I moved abroad, and English was the only language I could practice every day.

/aɪ fɛlt ˈloʊnli wɛn aɪ muvd əˈbrɔd, ən ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ wəz ði ˈoʊnli ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ aɪ kʊd ˈpræktɪs ˈɛvri deɪ/


  • The lonely dog waited for the only person who regularly visited him.

/ðə ˈloʊnli dɔɡ ˈweɪtɪd fər ði ˈoʊnli ˈpɝsən hu ˈrɛɡjələrli ˈvɪzɪtɪd hɪm/


  • It was the only weekend when I didn't feel lonely.

/ɪt wəz ði ˈoʊnli ˈwikˌɛnd wɛn aɪ ˈdɪdənt fil ˈloʊnli/


  • She wasn't lonely at work because her only colleague sat next to her.

/ʃi ˈwɑzənt ˈloʊnli æt wɝk bɪˈkʌz hɚ ˈoʊnli ˈkɑliɡ sæt nɛkst tə hɚ/


  • His only phone call that day made him feel less lonely.

/hɪz ˈoʊnli foʊn kɔl ðæt deɪ meɪd hɪm fil lɛs ˈloʊnli/


  • The lonely traveler discovered that the only café in the village was still open.

/ðə ˈloʊnli ˈtrævələr dɪˈskʌvɚd ðæt ði ˈoʊnli kæˈfeɪ ɪn ðə ˈvɪlɪdʒ wəz stɪl ˈoʊpən/


  • The only way to help a lonely person is to show genuine interest in them.

/ði ˈoʊnli weɪ tə hɛlp ə ˈloʊnli ˈpɝsən ɪz tə ʃoʊ ˈdʒɛnjuɪn ˈɪntrəst ɪn ðɛm/


  • lonely - /ˈloʊnli/ - одинокий, уединенный, пустынный, одиноко.
  • only - /ˈoʊnli/ - только, всего лишь , только, исключительно , только что , единственный , но, только.

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воскресенье, 4 октября 2026 г.

severity, civility

severity - /səˈvɛrəti/

civility - /səˈvɪləti/


  • The severity of the problem required civility during the discussion.

/ðə səˈvɛrəti əv ðə ˈprɑbləm rɪˈkwaɪrd səˈvɪləti ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dɪˈskʌʃən/


  • Despite the severity of the criticism, she responded with civility.

/dɪˈspaɪt ðə səˈvɛrəti əv ðə ˈkrɪtɪˌsɪzəm, ʃi rɪˈspɑndəd wɪð səˈvɪləti/


  • The manager explained the severity of the issue and asked everyone to maintain civility.

/ðə ˈmænədʒɚ ɪkˈspleɪnd ðə səˈvɛrəti əv ði ˈɪʃu ən æskt ˈɛvriˌwʌn tə meɪnˈteɪn səˈvɪləti/


  • The severity of the bug was obvious, but the team discussed it with civility.

/ðə səˈvɛrəti əv ðə bʌɡ wəz ˈɑbviəs, bət ðə tim dɪˈskʌst ɪt wɪð səˈvɪləti/


  • Everyone understood the severity of the situation and agreed to communicate with civility.

/ˈɛvriˌwʌn ˌʌndɚˈstʊd ðə səˈvɛrəti əv ðə ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃən ən əˈɡrid tə kəˈmjunəˌkeɪt wɪð səˈvɪləti/


  • The doctor explained the severity of the condition with great civility.

/ðə ˈdɑktɚ ɪkˈspleɪnd ðə səˈvɛrəti əv ðə kənˈdɪʃən wɪð ɡreɪt səˈvɪləti/

Here, the two words contrast very clearly in the middle:


  • We should recognize the severity of the error without losing civility.

/wi ʃʊd ˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪz ðə səˈvɛrəti əv ði ˈɛrɚ wɪˈðaʊt ˈluzɪŋ səˈvɪləti/


  • The severity of his response surprised me, but I appreciated his civility afterward.

/ðə səˈvɛrəti əv hɪz rɪˈspɑns sərˈpraɪzd mi, bət aɪ əˈpriʃiˌeɪtəd hɪz səˈvɪləti ˈæftɚwɚd/


  • Even when discussing the severity of the failure, the engineers maintained civility.

/ˈivən wɛn dɪˈskʌsɪŋ ðə səˈvɛrəti əv ðə ˈfeɪljɚ, ði ˌɛndʒəˈnɪrz meɪnˈteɪnd səˈvɪləti/

This is particularly useful for a QA/workplace context.


  • The severity of the conflict made civility more important than ever.

/ðə səˈvɛrəti əv ðə ˈkɑnflɪkt meɪd səˈvɪləti mɔr ɪmˈpɔrtənt ðæn ˈɛvɚ/



  • severity - /səˈvɛrəti/ - суровость, строгость, жестокость, cерьёзность проблемы, трудности, тяготы, точность.
  • civility - /səˈvɪləti/ - вежливость, любезность, корректность.

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суббота, 3 октября 2026 г.

service, surface

service - /ˈsɝvɪs/

surface - /ˈsɝfɪs/


  • The service was excellent, but the surface of the table was dirty.

/ðə ˈsɝvɪs wəz ˈɛksələnt, bət ðə ˈsɝfɪs əv ðə ˈteɪbəl wəz ˈdɝti/


  • The mechanic provided good service and polished the surface of the car.

/ðə məˈkænɪk prəˈvaɪdəd ɡʊd ˈsɝvɪs ən ˈpɑlɪʃt ðə ˈsɝfɪs əv ðə kɑr/


  • The service returned an error when the user clicked the surface of the button.

/ðə ˈsɝvɪs rɪˈtɝnd ən ˈɛrɚ wɛn ðə ˈjuzɚ klɪkt ðə ˈsɝfɪs əv ðə ˈbʌtən/


  • The cleaning service removed the stains from the surface of the floor.

/ðə ˈklinɪŋ ˈsɝvɪs rɪˈmuvd ðə steɪnz frəm ðə ˈsɝfɪs əv ðə flɔr/


  • The hotel service was friendly, and the surface of the pool was perfectly clean.

/ðə hoʊˈtɛl ˈsɝvɪs wəz ˈfrɛndli, ən ðə ˈsɝfɪs əv ðə pul wəz ˈpɝfɪktli klin/


  • The service included a new table, but its surface needed polishing.

/ðə ˈsɝvɪs ɪnˈkludəd ə nu ˈteɪbəl, bət ɪts ˈsɝfɪs ˈnidəd ˈpɑlɪʃɪŋ/


  • The internet service was unreliable, especially when the surface of the router became hot.

/ði ˈɪntɚˌnɛt ˈsɝvɪs wəz ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbəl, ɪˈspɛʃəli wɛn ðə ˈsɝfɪs əv ðə ˈraʊtɚ bɪˈkeɪm hɑt/


  • The medical service was available, but the surface of the wound needed attention.

/ðə ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈsɝvɪs wəz əˈveɪləbəl, bət ðə ˈsɝfɪs əv ðə wund ˈnidəd əˈtɛnʃən/


  • The repair service replaced the screen and cleaned the surface of the laptop.

/ðə rɪˈpɛr ˈsɝvɪs rɪˈpleɪst ðə skrin ən klind ðə ˈsɝfɪs əv ðə ˈlæpˌtɑp/


  • The maintenance service repaired the surface of the stairs before the building opened.

/ðə ˈmeɪntənəns ˈsɝvɪs rɪˈpɛrd ðə ˈsɝfɪs əv ðə stɛrz bɪˈfɔr ðə ˈbɪldɪŋ ˈoʊpənd/


  • service - /ˈsɝvɪs/ - обслуживание, служба, обслуживать, случать, служебный.
  • surface - /ˈsɝfɪs/ -  поверхность, поверхностный, внешний, всплывать. 


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пятница, 2 октября 2026 г.

govern, gown

govern - /ˈɡʌvɚn/

gown - /ɡaʊn/


  • The government can govern the country, but it cannot decide what gown you should wear.

/ðə ˈɡʌvɚnmənt kən ˈɡʌvɚn ðə ˈkʌntri, bət ɪt ˈkænɑt dɪˈsaɪd wʌt ɡaʊn ju ʃʊd wɛr/


  • The queen wore a beautiful gown while she helped govern the kingdom.

/ðə kwin wɔr ə ˈbjutəfəl ɡaʊn waɪl ʃi hɛlpt ˈɡʌvɚn ðə ˈkɪŋdəm/


  • The laws that govern the country have nothing to do with the color of her gown.

/ðə lɔz ðæt ˈɡʌvɚn ðə ˈkʌntri hæv ˈnʌθɪŋ tə du wɪð ðə ˈkʌlər əv hɚ ɡaʊn/


  • She wore a long gown to the ceremony where the president spoke about how to govern effectively.

/ʃi wɔr ə lɔŋ ɡaʊn tə ðə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni wɛr ðə ˈprɛzədənt spoʊk əˈbaʊt haʊ tə ˈɡʌvɚn ɪˈfɛktɪvli/


  • A leader must learn how to govern fairly, regardless of the gown worn at the ceremony.

/ə ˈlidɚ məst lɝn haʊ tə ˈɡʌvɚn ˈfɛrli, rɪˈɡɑrdləs əv ðə ɡaʊn wɔrn æt ðə ˈsɛrəˌmoʊni/


  • The people wanted someone who could govern wisely, while she simply wanted to choose a new gown.

/ðə ˈpipəl ˈwɑntəd ˈsʌmwʌn hu kʊd ˈɡʌvɚn ˈwaɪzli, waɪl ʃi ˈsɪmpli ˈwɑntəd tə tʃuz ə nu ɡaʊn/

This is a nice contrast between the serious meaning of govern and the clothing meaning of gown.


  • The rules govern what employees can wear, including whether a gown is appropriate.

/ðə rulz ˈɡʌvɚn wʌt ɛmˈplɔɪiz kən wɛr, ɪnˈkludɪŋ ˈwɛðɚ ə ɡaʊn ɪz əˈproʊpriət/


  • The university is governed by strict policies, but students can still choose their own gowns for graduation.

/ðə ˌjunəˈvɝsəti ɪz ˈɡʌvɚnd baɪ strɪkt ˈpɑləsiz, bət ˈstudənts kən stɪl tʃuz ðɛr oʊn ɡaʊnz fər ˌɡrædʒuˈeɪʃən/


  • The committee will govern the process, while the designer will create the gown.

/ðə kəˈmɪti wɪl ˈɡʌvɚn ðə ˈprɑsɛs, waɪl ðə dɪˈzaɪnɚ wɪl kriˈeɪt ðə ɡaʊn/


  • It is difficult to govern a country, but choosing the right gown can also be surprisingly complicated.

/ɪt ɪz ˈdɪfəkəlt tə ˈɡʌvɚn ə ˈkʌntri, bət ˈtʃuzɪŋ ðə raɪt ɡaʊn kən ˈɔlsoʊ bi sərˈpraɪzɪŋli ˈkɑmpləˌkeɪtəd/



  • govern - /ˈɡʌvɚn/ - управлять, определять, регулировать, править, руководить, влиять, направлять.
Два слога.

  • gown - /ɡaʊn/ - платье (обычно длинное, вечернее или торжественное), мантия, римская тога, халат, одевать, облачать.
Один слог с дифтонгом.

gown рифмуется со словами: down /daʊn/, frown /fraʊn/, noun /naʊn/, town /taʊn/, brown /braʊn/, crown /kraʊn/, drown /draʊn/, clown /klaʊn/.

frown - /fraʊn/ - хмуриться, нахмуриться, хмурить брови, хмурый взгляд, сдвинутые брови.


Звуки /g/ и / dʒ /
Звук /ʌ/. General American
Звук /aʊ/. General American
Звук /v/. General American
Звук /ɚ/. General American
Звук /n/. General American
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воскресенье, 27 сентября 2026 г.

heard, herd

heard - /hɝd/

herd - /hɝd/


heard - herd - heard - herd

/hɝd - hɝd - hɝd - hɝd/


  • I heard that the farmer moved the herd to a new field.
/aɪ hɝd ðæt ðə ˈfɑrmɚ muvd ðə hɝd tə ə nu fiːld/


  • She heard the herd moving through the forest.
/ʃi hɝd ðə hɝd ˈmuvɪŋ θru ðə ˈfɔrəst/


  • We heard the herd of cows before we saw it.
/wi hɝd ðə hɝd əv kaʊz bɪˈfɔr wi sɔ ɪt/
Here, context tells you which spelling is intended.


  • Have you heard about the herd of wild horses?
/hæv ju hɝd əˈbaʊt ðə hɝd əv waɪld ˈhɔrsɪz/
heard about = learned about something
herd = group of horses


  • I heard the farmer say that the herd was getting bigger.
/aɪ hɝd ðə ˈfɑrmɚ seɪ ðæt ðə hɝd wəz ˈɡɛtɪŋ ˈbɪɡɚ/
The two /hɝd/ words are identical in pronunciation.


  • She had heard that the herd had escaped from the farm.
/ʃi hæd hɝd ðæt ðə hɝd hæd ɪˈskeɪpt frəm ðə fɑrm/
This is a good sentence for practicing the difference between spelling and pronunciation.


  • The farmer heard a noise coming from the herd.
/ðə ˈfɑrmɚ hɝd ə nɔɪz ˈkʌmɪŋ frəm ðə hɝd/


  • I heard that the herd was moved during the night.
/aɪ hɝd ðæt ðə hɝd wəz muvd ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə naɪt/


  • When I heard the herd, I knew we were close to the farm.
/wɛn aɪ hɝd ðə hɝd, aɪ nu wi wɚ kloʊs tə ðə fɑrm/


  • Have you ever heard a herd of elephants from that far away?
/hæv ju ˈɛvɚ hɝd ə hɝd əv ˈɛləfənts frəm ðæt fɑr əˈweɪ/


  • heard - /hɝd/ - слышал, прошедшее время (Simple Past) и причастие прошедшего времени (Past Participle) от неправильного глагола hear (слышать).
  • herd - /hɝd/ - стадо, табун, толпа, гурт, стадный, пасти, толпиться, примкнуть.


Омофоны heard и herd рифмуются со словами: bird /bɝd/, curd /kɝd/, word /wɝd/, third /θɝd/, blurred /blɝd/, stirred /stɝd/, spurred /spɝd/, purred /pɝd/, slurred /slɝd/, occurred /əˈkɝd/.

curd - /kɝd/ - творог, свернувшееся молоко, свертывать, сгущать, свертываться.

blurred - /blɝd/ - размытый; расплывчатый; нерезкий; нечеткий. 

stirred - /stɝd/ - 1) размешанный, перемешанный, 2) возбудили, взбудоражили. 

spurred - /spɝd/ - 1) подстегнул, побудил, 2) снабженный шпорами, со шпорами.

purred - /pɝd/ -  мурлыкал, мурлыкала, мурлыкали.

slurred - /slɝd/ - невнятный, неразборчивый или смазанный (чаще всего о речи, когда слова сливаются и плохо выговариваются).


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