cafe, coffee

café - /kæˈfeɪ/

coffee - /ˈkɔfi/

(В cot–caught merged акцентах может звучать как /ˈkɑfi/)

• She bought coffee at the new café.

/ʃi bɔt ˈkɔfi ət ðə nu kæˈfeɪ/

• The café serves strong coffee.

/ðə kæˈfeɪ sɝvz strɔŋ ˈkɔfi/

• He works at a café that sells organic coffee.

/hi wɝks ət ə kæˈfeɪ ðæt sɛlz ɔrˈɡænɪk ˈkɔfi/

• They met at the café for morning coffee.

/ðeɪ mɛt ət ðə kæˈfeɪ fɚ ˈmɔrnɪŋ ˈkɔfi/

• The coffee at that café is famous.

/ðə ˈkɔfi ət ðæt kæˈfeɪ ɪz ˈfeɪməs/

• We ordered coffee outside the small café.

/wi ˈɔrdɚd ˈkɔfi aʊtˈsaɪd ðə smɔl kæˈfeɪ/

• Her favorite café makes iced coffee.

/hɚ ˈfeɪvərɪt kæˈfeɪ meɪks aɪst ˈkɔfi/

• The busy café smelled like fresh coffee.

/ðə ˈbɪzi kæˈfeɪ smɛld laɪk frɛʃ ˈkɔfi/

• After the café closed, they finished their coffee.

/ˈæftɚ ðə kæˈfeɪ kloʊzd ðeɪ ˈfɪnɪʃt ðɛr ˈkɔfi/

• The café owner tasted the new coffee blend.

/ðə kæˈfeɪ ˈoʊnɚ ˈteɪstɪd ðə nu ˈkɔfi blɛnd/

• café - /kæˈfeɪ/ - кафе, кофейня, закусочная, кафетерий.

café рифмуется со словами: buffet, ballet, cliché, survey /sɚˈveɪ/, delay.

• coffee - /ˈkɔfi/ - кофе, кофейный. 

coffee рифмуется со словом: toffee.

toffee - /ˈtɔːfɪ/ -  ириска (конфета).

Звук /k/

Звук /æ/

Звук /i/

Скороговорки для reading, ridden

reading - /ˈriːdɪŋ/

ridden - /ˈrɪdən/

Тренеруйте контраст:

/iː/ vs /ɪ/

/ɪŋ/ vs /ən/

reading - ridden - reading - ridden

/ˈriːdɪŋ - ˈrɪdən - ˈriːdɪŋ - ˈrɪdən/

• Rita was reading about a horse she had ridden.

/ˈriːtə wəz ˈriːdɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə hɔrs ʃi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• Reading riders wrote about roads they had ridden.

/ˈriːdɪŋ ˈraɪdɚz roʊt əˈbaʊt roʊdz ðeɪ hæd ˈrɪdən/

• While reading rapidly, Ron recalled the races he had ridden.

/waɪl ˈriːdɪŋ ˈræpɪdli rɑn rɪˈkɔld ðə ˈreɪsɪz hi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• Reading written records reminded her of the routes she had ridden.

/ˈriːdɪŋ ˈrɪtən ˈrɛkɚdz rɪˈmaɪndɪd hɚ əv ðə ruːts ʃi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• He kept reading reports about rails he had ridden.

/hi kɛpt ˈriːdɪŋ rɪˈpɔrts əˈbaʊt reɪlz hi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• Reading about the river, she remembered the rapids she had ridden.

/ˈriːdɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈrɪvɚ ʃi rɪˈmɛmbɚd ðə ˈræpɪdz ʃi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• The reader was reading about the roller coaster he had ridden.

/ðə ˈriːdɚ wəz ˈriːdɪŋ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈroʊlɚ ˈkoʊstɚ hi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• Reading racing reviews, Rick reflected on roads he had ridden.

/ˈriːdɪŋ ˈreɪsɪŋ rɪˈvjuːz rɪk rɪˈflɛktɪd ɑn roʊdz hi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• She stopped reading and said she’d never ridden that route.

/ʃi stɑpt ˈriːdɪŋ ænd sɛd ʃid ˈnɛvɚ ˈrɪdən ðæt ruːt/

• Reading ridership reports revealed the rails he had ridden.

/ˈriːdɪŋ ˈraɪdɚˌʃɪp rɪˈpɔrts rɪˈvild ðə reɪlz hi hæd ˈrɪdən/

reading, ridden

reading - /ˈridɪŋ/

ridden - /ˈrɪdən/

• She was reading about a horse she had ridden.

/ʃi wəz ˈriːdɪŋ əˈbaʊt ə hɔrs ʃi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• He started reading the story of the bike he had ridden.

/hi ˈstɑrtɪd ˈriːdɪŋ ðə ˈstɔri əv ðə baɪk hi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• While reading, she remembered the train she had ridden.

/waɪl ˈriːdɪŋ ʃi rɪˈmɛmbɚd ðə treɪn ʃi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• He was reading about mountains he had ridden across.

/hi wəz ˈriːdɪŋ əˈbaʊt ˈmaʊntənz hi hæd ˈrɪdən əˈkrɔs/

• She kept reading the list of horses she had ridden.

/ʃi kɛpt ˈriːdɪŋ ðə lɪst əv ˈhɔrsɪz ʃi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• They were reading reviews of rides they had ridden.

/ðeɪ wɚ ˈriːdɪŋ rɪˈvjuːz əv raɪdz ðeɪ hæd ˈrɪdən/

• He enjoyed reading about trails he had ridden before.

/hi ɪnˈdʒɔɪd ˈriːdɪŋ əˈbaʊt treɪlz hi hæd ˈrɪdən bɪˈfɔr/

• She stopped reading and thought about the bus she had ridden.

/ʃi stɑpt ˈriːdɪŋ ænd θɔt əˈbaʊt ðə bʌs ʃi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• After reading the article, he recalled the roller coaster he had ridden.

/ˈæftɚ ˈriːdɪŋ ði ˈɑrtɪkəl hi rɪˈkɔld ðə ˈroʊlɚ ˈkoʊstɚ hi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• She was reading aloud about every horse she had ridden.

/ʃi wəz ˈriːdɪŋ əˈlaʊd əˈbaʊt ˈɛvri hɔrs ʃi hæd ˈrɪdən/

• reading - /ˈridɪŋ/ - чтение, читающий.

/i/ - губы напряжены растянутой улыбкой, звук за счет работы на растяжение и напряжение губ более долгий. Специально не тяните звук, он сам станет более долгим за счет работы губ, мышц лица при правильной артикуляции.

 reading рифмуется со словами: leading, feeding, needing, bleeding, speeding.

• ridden - /ˈrɪdən/ - проехавший, верховой, объезженный. Past Participle неправильного глагола ride - ехать верхом, кататься.

/ɪ/ - расслабленный звук, а потому краткий.

 ridden рифмуется со словами: hidden, smitten, bitten, written, kitten.

smitten - /ˈsmɪtn/ - пораженный, разбитый, охваченный. 

Звук /i/

Звук /ɪ/

Звук /ə/

/ i/ vs / ɪ /

/ɪ/ vs /ə/

talking, token

talking - /ˈtɔkɪŋ/

(в cot–caught–merged акцентах может звучать как /ˈtɑkɪŋ/)

token - /ˈtoʊkən/

• She kept talking while holding a subway token.

/ʃi kɛpt ˈtɔkɪŋ waɪl ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə ˈsʌˌbweɪ ˈtoʊkən/

• He was talking loudly and dropped his token.

/hi wəz ˈtɔkɪŋ ˈlaʊdli ænd drɑpt hɪz ˈtoʊkən/

• While talking, she flipped a silver token.

/waɪl ˈtɔkɪŋ ʃi flɪpt ə ˈsɪlvɚ ˈtoʊkən/

• They were talking about where to use the token.

/ðeɪ wɚ ˈtɔkɪŋ əˈbaʊt wɛr tə juz ðə ˈtoʊkən/

• He stopped talking to count each token.

/hi stɑpt ˈtɔkɪŋ tə kaʊnt itʃ ˈtoʊkən/

• She smiled while talking and pocketed the token.

/ʃi smaɪld waɪl ˈtɔkɪŋ ænd ˈpɑkɪtɪd ðə ˈtoʊkən/

• The child was talking and spinning a token.

/ðə tʃaɪld wəz ˈtɔkɪŋ ænd ˈspɪnɪŋ ə ˈtoʊkən/

• He kept talking instead of paying with a token.

/hi kɛpt ˈtɔkɪŋ ɪnˈstɛd əv ˈpeɪɪŋ wɪð ə ˈtoʊkən/

• She paused her talking to hand over a token.

/ʃi pɔzd hɚ ˈtɔkɪŋ tə hænd ˈoʊvɚ ə ˈtoʊkən/

• They laughed, talking as they shared one token.

/ðeɪ læft ˈtɔkɪŋ æz ðeɪ ʃɛrd wʌn ˈtoʊkən/

• talking - /ˈtɔkɪŋ/ - говорящий.

в cot–caught–merged акцентах может звучать как /ˈtɑkɪŋ/

• token - /ˈtoʊkən/ - жетон , талон, купон , номинальный, символический.

Звук /ɔ/. General American

Звук /ɑ/. General American

Звук /oʊ/. General American

Звук /ɪ/. General American

Звук /ə/. General American

Звук /k/. General American

discussed, disgust

discussed (verb, past) - /dɪˈskʌst/

disgust (noun or verb) - /dɪsˈɡʌst/

• They discussed the issue with clear disgust.
• She discussed the plan, hiding her disgust.
• We discussed the topic despite our shared disgust.
• He discussed the food with open disgust.
• The class discussed the incident in disgust.
• They discussed the decision, reacting with disgust.
• She discussed the rumor and felt instant disgust.
• The panel discussed the report amid public disgust.
• He discussed the proposal, unable to hide his disgust.
• We discussed the mess with obvious disgust.

• discussed (verb, past) - /dɪˈskʌst/ - обсуждалось, обсуждал
• disgust (noun or verb) - /dɪsˈɡʌst/ - отвращение, брезгливость, омерзение, внушать отвращение, быть противным.

Звук /ɪ/. General American

Звук /k/. General American

Звуки /g/ и / dʒ /. General American

Звук /ʌ/. General American

English pronunciation: альвеолярные согласные [n] [t] [d] [s] [z] [l] [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic]

groaned, ground

groaned -/ɡroʊnd/

ground - /ɡraʊnd/

• He groaned as he hit the ground.
• She groaned and slowly stood up from the ground.
• The boxer groaned when he was knocked to the ground.
• He groaned, lying flat on the ground.
• The climber groaned after slipping to the ground.
• She groaned while picking herself up off the ground.
• The runner groaned and collapsed onto the ground.
• He groaned loudly when his knee touched the ground.
• The hiker groaned as he fell to the rocky ground.
• She groaned, face down on the ground.

• groaned -/ɡroʊnd/ - застонал.

/oʊ/ - губы округлены

groaned рифмуется со словами: loaned, owned, moaned, toned, zoned.

• ground - /ɡraʊnd/ - земля, почва , участок, площадка, поле , предмет, основание.

/aʊ/ - челюсть больше опущена, шире рот

ground рифмуется со словами: sound, found, round, pound, bound.

Звуки /g/ и / dʒ /. General American

Звук /oʊ/. General American

Скороговорки для clown и clone

•  The clown cloned a clone clown.

/ðə klaʊn kloʊnd ə kloʊn klaʊn/

• A clown found his clone in town.

/ə klaʊn faʊnd hɪz kloʊn ɪn taʊn/

• The clown frowned when his clone groaned.

/ðə klaʊn fraʊnd wɛn hɪz kloʊn ɡroʊnd/

• A cloned clown clowned the clone.

/ə kloʊnd klaʊn klaʊnd ðə kloʊn/

• The clown’s clone owns a brown crown.

/ðə klaʊnz kloʊn oʊnz ə braʊn kraʊn/

• One clown loaned a clone a phone.

/wʌn klaʊn loʊnd ə kloʊn ə foʊn/

• The clown and clone clowned around town.

/ðə klaʊn ænd kloʊn klaʊnd əˈraʊnd taʊn/

• A proud clown doubted his cloned clone.

/ə praʊd klaʊn ˈdaʊtɪd hɪz kloʊnd kloʊn/

• The clone groaned as the clown honked.

/ðə kloʊn ɡroʊnd æz ðə klaʊn hɑŋkt/

• That clown’s clone won’t frown now.

/ðæt klaʊnz kloʊn woʊnt fraʊn naʊ/

clown, clone