воскресенье, 5 апреля 2026 г.

told, tolled

told - /toʊɫd/ 

tolled - /toʊɫd/ 


told - tolled - told - tolled

/toʊɫd - toʊɫd - toʊɫd - toʊɫd/


  • He told me the bell tolled at noon.
/hi toʊɫd mi ðə bɛɫ toʊɫd æt nun/ 

  • She told us why the church bell tolled.
/ʃi toʊɫd ʌs waɪ ðə tʃɝtʃ bɛɫ toʊɫd/ 


  • They told a story as the bell tolled.
/ðeɪ toʊɫd ə ˈstɔri æz ðə bɛɫ toʊɫd/ 


  • I told him when the bell tolled.
/aɪ toʊɫd hɪm wɛn ðə bɛɫ toʊɫd/ 


  • She told the time after the bell tolled.
/ʃi toʊɫd ðə taɪm ˈæftɚ ðə bɛɫ toʊɫd/ 


  • We were told that the bell tolled loudly.
/wi wɚ toʊɫd ðæt ðə bɛɫ toʊld ˈlaʊdli/ 


  • He told the truth while the bell tolled.
/hi toʊɫd ðə truθ waɪɫ ðə bɛɫ toʊɫd/ 


  • They told everyone as the bell tolled again.
/ðeɪ toʊɫd ˈɛvriˌwʌn æz ðə bɛɫ toʊɫd əˈɡɛn/ 


  • I was told the moment the bell tolled.
/aɪ wəz toʊɫd ðə ˈmoʊmənt ðə bɛɫ toʊɫd/ 


  • She told a secret when the bell tolled twice.
/ʃi toʊɫd ə ˈsikrət wɛn ðə bɛɫ toʊɫd twaɪs/ 


  • told - /toʊɫd/ - сказал, говорил. Прошедшее время от tell.

  • tolled - /toʊɫd/ - звонил (в колокол). Прошедшее время от toll.

Оба слова told и tolled произносятся одинаково /toʊɫd/ и рифмуются со словами: goɫd /ɡoʊld/, cold /koʊɫd/, bold /boʊɫd/, sold /soʊɫd/, old /oʊɫd/.


сolonel, kernel

colonel - /ˈkɝnəɫ/ 

kernel - /ˈkɝnəɫ/ 


colonel - kernel - colonel - kernel

/ˈkɝnəɫ - ˈkɝnəɫ - ˈkɝnəɫ - ˈkɝnəɫ/


  • The colonel examined a corn kernel.

/ðə ˈkɝnəl ɪɡˈzæmɪnd ə kɔrn ˈkɝnəɫ/ 


  • A colonel dropped a kernel on the floor.

/ə ˈkɝnəɫ drɑpt ə ˈkɝnəl ɑn ðə flɔr/ 


  • The colonel picked up each kernel carefully.

/ðə ˈkɝnəɫ pɪkt ʌp itʃ ˈkɝnəɫ ˈkɛrfəli/ 


  • That colonel studies every corn kernel.

/ðæt ˈkɝnəɫ ˈstʌdiz ˈɛvri kɔrn ˈkɝnəɫ/ 


  • The colonel held a single kernel in his hand.

/ðə ˈkɝnəɫ hɛɫd ə ˈsɪŋɡəɫ ˈkɝnəl ɪn hɪz hænd/ 


  • A colonel can recognize a good kernel.

/ə ˈkɝnəɫ kæn ˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪz ə ɡʊd ˈkɝnəɫ/ 


  • The colonel inspected each kernel closely.

/ðə ˈkɝnəl ɪnˈspɛktɪd itʃ ˈkɝnəɫ ˈkloʊsli/ 


  • That colonel cooked every kernel evenly.

/ðæt ˈkɝnəɫ kʊkt ˈɛvri ˈkɝnəl ˈivənli/ 


  • The colonel counted each kernel twice.

/ðə ˈkɝnəɫ ˈkaʊntɪd itʃ ˈkɝnəɫ twaɪs/ 


  • A colonel carried a bag of kernels.

/ə ˈkɝnəɫ ˈkærid ə bæɡ əv ˈkɝnəɫz/


  • colonel - /ˈkɝnəl/ - полковник
  • kernel - /ˈkɝnəl/ - ядро, зерно, стержень, суть, зернышко, ядрышко, сердцевина.



tall, toll

tall - /tɔɫ/

toll - /toʊɫ/ 


/ɔ/ vs /oʊ/ 


tall - toll - tall - toll

/tɔɫ - toʊɫ - tɔɫ - toʊɫ/


  • The tall man paid the toll.

/ðə tɔɫ mæn peɪd ðə toʊɫ/ 


  • A tall tree stood near the toll booth.

/ə tɔɫ tri stʊd nɪr ðə toʊɫ buθ/ 


  • She saw a tall sign for the toll road.

/ʃi sɔ ə tɔɫ saɪn fər ðə toʊɫ roʊd/ 


  • The tall driver stopped at the toll.

/ðə tɔɫ ˈdraɪvɚ stɑpt æt ðə toʊɫ/ 


  • They built a tall gate by the toll station.

/ðeɪ bɪɫt ə tɔɫ ɡeɪt baɪ ðə toʊɫ ˈsteɪʃən/ 


  • A tall building overlooks the toll plaza.

/ə tɔɫ ˈbɪɫdɪŋ ˈoʊvɚlʊks ðə toʊɫ ˈplæzə/ 


  • The tall guard collected the toll.

/ðə tɔɫ ɡɑrd kəˈlɛktɪd ðə toʊɫ/ 


  • He is tall enough to see the toll sign.

/hi ɪz tɔl ɪˈnʌf tə si ðə toʊɫ saɪn/ 


  • The tall bridge requires a toll.

/ðə tɔɫ brɪdʒ rɪˈkwaɪɚz ə toʊɫ/ 


  • A tall fence surrounds the toll area.

/ə tɔɫ fɛns səˈraʊndz ðə toʊl ˈɛriə/ 



  • tall - /tɔɫ/ - высокий.

tall рифмуется со словами: call /kɔɫ/, ball /bɔɫ/, fall /fɔɫ/, wall /wɔɫ/, small /smɔɫ/.

  • toll - /toʊɫ/ - пошлина, сбор , потери, отсчет, количество пострадавших , звонить (в колокол).

toll рифмуется со словами: goal /ɡoʊɫ/, role /roʊɫ/, soul /soʊɫ/, whole /hoʊɫ/, pole /poʊɫ/.


В некоторых американских акцентах /ɔ/ (как в слове tall) может звучать ближе к /ɑ/ (как в слове father), поэтому:

tall может звучать как /tɑl/ для некоторых носителей языка.

Но toll /toʊl/ остается всегда с четким /oʊ/.



суббота, 4 апреля 2026 г.

black, block

black - /blæk/

block - /blɑk/


black - block - black - block

/blæk - blɑk - blæk - blɑk/


  • He placed the black box on the block.
/hi pleɪst ðə blæk bɑks ɑn ðə blɑk/ 

  • The black cat jumped onto the block.
/ðə blæk kæt dʒʌmpt ˈɑntu ðə blɑk/ 

  • She painted the block black.
/ʃi ˈpeɪntɪd ðə blɑk blæk/ 

  • A black mark appeared on the block.
/ə blæk mɑrk əˈpɪrd ɑn ðə blɑk/ 

  • They stacked the black bricks into a block.
/ðeɪ stækt ðə blæk brɪks ˈɪntu ə blɑk/
 
  • The black car stopped by the block.
/ðə blæk kɑr stɑpt baɪ ðə blɑk/ 

  • He saw a black sign near the block.
/hi sɔ ə blæk saɪn nɪr ðə blɑk/ 

  • The black dog ran around the block.
/ðə blæk dɔɡ ræn əˈraʊnd ðə blɑk/ 

  • She dropped the black bag on the block.
/ʃi drɑpt ðə blæk bæɡ ɑn ðə blɑk/ 

  • The black line crosses the block.
/ðə blæk laɪn ˈkrɔsɪz ðə blɑk/ 



  • black - /blæk/ - чёрный
/æ/ - язык впереди, кончик упирается в нижние зубы, рот открыт в улыбке.

black рифмуется со словами: back /bæk/, pack /pæk/, stack /stæk/, track /træk/, snack /snæk/.


  • block - /blɑk/ - блок, блокировка, преграда, квартал, кубики, блокировать, препятствовать.
/ɑ/ - челюсть вниз, губы расслабленные, язык оттянут назад.

block рифмуется со словами: rock /rɑk/,  sock /sɑk/, lock /lɑk/, dock /dɑk/, knock /nɑk/.



insofar, so far

insofar - /ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr/

so far - /soʊ fɑr/ 


  • Insofar as we know, we’ve come so far.

/ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr æz wi noʊ, wiv kʌm soʊ fɑr/ 


  • Insofar as it matters, you’ve gone so far.

/ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr æz ɪt ˈmætɚz, juv ɡɔn soʊ fɑr/ 


  • Insofar as I can tell, we are so far ahead.

/ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr æz aɪ kən tɛl, wi ɑr soʊ fɑr əˈhɛd/ 


  • Insofar as this works, we’ve improved so far.

/ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr æz ðɪs wɝks, wiv ɪmˈpruvd soʊ fɑr/ 


  • Insofar as they agree, we’ve succeeded so far.

/ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr æz ðeɪ əˈɡri, wiv səkˈsidɪd soʊ fɑr/ 


  • Insofar as I understand, you’ve come so far.

/ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr æz aɪ ˌʌndɚˈstænd, juv kʌm soʊ fɑr/ 


  • Insofar as this is true, we’ve gone so far.

/ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr æz ðɪs ɪz tru, wiv ɡɔn soʊ fɑr/ 


  • Insofar as we planned, things have worked so far.

/ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr æz wi plænd, θɪŋz hæv wɝkt soʊ fɑr/ 


  • Insofar as he knows, they’ve traveled so far.

/ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr æz hi noʊz, ðeɪv ˈtrævəld soʊ fɑr/ 


  • Insofar as it helps, we’ve advanced so far.

/ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr æz ɪt hɛlps, wiv ədˈvænst soʊ fɑr/



  • insofar - /ˌɪnsoʊˈfɑr/ - поскольку, до такой степени.

  • so far - /soʊ fɑr/ - до сих пор, пока, до настоящего времени.



slow, slough (swamp/muddy area)

slow - /sloʊ/

slough (swamp) - /slaʊ/


slow - slough - slow - slough

/sloʊ - slaʊ - sloʊ - slaʊ/


  • We walked slow near the slough.

/wi wɔkt sloʊ nɪr ðə slaʊ/


  • The boat moved slow across the slough.

/ðə boʊt muvd sloʊ əˈkrɔs ðə slaʊ/


  • They went slow through the muddy slough.

/ðeɪ wɛnt sloʊ θru ðə ˈmʌdi slaʊ/


  • Travel is slow around that slough.

/ˈtrævəl ɪz sloʊ əˈraʊnd ðæt slaʊ/


  • The current is slow in the slough.

/ðə ˈkɝənt ɪz sloʊ ɪn ðə slaʊ/


  • We kept a slow pace by the slough.

/wi kɛpt ə sloʊ peɪs baɪ ðə slaʊ/


  • It was slow going near the slough.

/ɪt wəz sloʊ ˈɡoʊɪŋ nɪr ðə slaʊ/


  • The path is slow and slippery by the slough.

/ðə pæθ ɪz sloʊ ænd ˈslɪpɚi baɪ ðə slaʊ/


  • They drove slow past the slough.

/ðeɪ droʊv sloʊ pæst ðə slaʊ/


  • Fishing is slow in this slough.

/ˈfɪʃɪŋ ɪz sloʊ ɪn ðɪs slaʊ/



  • slow - /sloʊ/ - - медленный, медленно, замедлять, копуша.
slow рифмуется со словами: go /ɡoʊ/, no /noʊ/, so /soʊ/, show /ʃoʊ/, flow /floʊ/.

  • slough (swamp) - /slaʊ/ - болото, топь, трясина.
slough (swamp) /slaʊ/ рифмуется со словами: now /naʊ/, how /haʊ/, cow /kaʊ/, wow /waʊ/, plow /plaʊ/.



slow, slough

slow - /sloʊ/ 

slough - /slʌf/ - сбрасывать, шелушиться, отторгать

slough - /slaʊ/ - болото, топь, трясина.


В примерах используется значение для /slʌf/:

/sloʊ – slʌf – sloʊ – slʌf/


  • Snakes slowly slough their skin.

/sneɪks ˈsloʊli slʌf ðɛr skɪn/ 


  • He moved slow as the wound began to slough.

/hi muvd sloʊ æz ðə wund bɪˈɡæn tə slʌf/ 


The process is slow, but the tissue will slough off.

/ðə ˈprɑsɛs ɪz sloʊ, bʌt ðə ˈtɪʃu wɪl slʌf ɔf/ 


  • Recovery may be slow as the skin starts to slough.

/rɪˈkʌvɚi meɪ bi sloʊ æz ðə skɪn stɑrts tə slʌf/ 


  • It’s slow work to let dead cells slough away.

/ɪts sloʊ wɝk tə lɛt dɛd sɛlz slʌf əˈweɪ/ 


  • The healing is slow when layers slough off.

/ðə ˈhilɪŋ ɪz sloʊ wɛn ˈleɪɚz slʌf ɔf/ 


The system is slow to slough outdated data.

/ðə ˈsɪstəm ɪz sloʊ tə slʌf aʊtˈdeɪtɪd ˈdeɪtə/ 


  • It remained slow while old material sloughed away.

/ɪt rɪˈmeɪnd sloʊ waɪl oʊld məˈtɪriəl slʌft əˈweɪ/ 


  • Progress is slow as the body sloughs damaged tissue.

/ˈprɑɡrɛs ɪz sloʊ æz ðə ˈbɑdi slʌfs ˈdæmɪdʒd ˈtɪʃu/ 


  • The change feels slow, but the skin will slough.

/ðə tʃeɪndʒ filz sloʊ, bʌt ðə skɪn wɪl slʌf/ 



  • slow - /sloʊ/ - медленный, медленно, замедлять, копуша.

slow рифмуется со словами: go /ɡoʊ/, no /noʊ/, so /soʊ/, show /ʃoʊ/, flow /floʊ/.


  • slough - /slʌf/ - сбрасывать, шелушиться, отторгать.
slough /slʌf/ рифмуется со словами: tough /tʌf/, rough /rʌf/, stuff /stʌf/, bluff /blʌf/, enough /ɪˈnʌf/.


  • slough - /slaʊ/ - болото, топь, трясина.