wise, vice

wise - /waɪz/

vice - /vaɪs/

• A wise person avoids falling into any vice.
• It’s wise to recognize your vices before they control you.
• His wise advice helped me overcome a dangerous vice.
• The monk’s wise words warned about the vices of greed.
• She grew wise after years of struggling with her vice.
• The wise teacher spoke about virtue and vice in class.
• It’s not wise to mock someone for their personal vices.
• Every vice can teach a wise lesson if you reflect on it.
• A wise leader knows that power itself can become a vice.
• He wasn’t always wise - his past was full of vices and mistakes.

• wise - /waɪz/ - мудрый, благоразумный.

wise - со звуком /w/ - без контакта губ с зубами.

Wise рифмуется со словами: rise, size, ties, flies, eyes, disguise.

• vice - /vaɪs/ - заместитель, порок, вместо, вместо, зажимать в тиски.

vice - со звуком /v/ - зубы на нижней губе + вибрация.

Vice рифмуется со словами: ice, slice, nice, dice, twice, advice.

virtue - /ˈvɜːrtʃuː/ - добродетель, сила, достоинство, целомудрие, действие, хорошее качество, свойство. 

Звук / v /

Звук / w / в начале слова

Звуки / w / и / v /

Английские дифтонги: /aɪ/- секреты произношения [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic]

Английское произношение: альвеолярные согласные [n] [t] [d] [s] [z] [l] [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic] 

Звук / s /

Звуки / s / и / z /

where, wear

where - /wɛr/

wear - /wɛr/

• Where should I wear my new suit - to dinner or the party?
• I don’t know where she plans to wear that fancy dress.
• Do you remember where you usually wear your wedding ring?
• He asked me where I’d like to wear the badge - on my shirt or jacket.
• She’s trying to decide where to wear her heels without ruining them.
• Where did you wear that perfume? The whole room smells lovely.
• Let’s find out where the actors wear their microphones on stage.
• Do you know where people in Alaska wear the warmest coats?
• Where should I wear this pin - on the lapel or the collar?
• It’s hard to know where to wear those shoes; they look too formal for the beach.

• where -  /wɛr/ -  где, куда, где, туда, туда где.
• wear - /wɛr/ - носить, быть одетым во что-либо , иметь вид.

Оба слова where и wear в American English рифмуются со словами: care, fair, hair, stare, share, pair, dare, bear.

В некоторых British акцентах эти слова могут произносится немного по-разному: where -  /weə/, wear - /wɛə/, но в в American English они произносятся одинаково.

Звук / w / в начале слова

Звук / e /

Английские гласные: /ɛ/ или /e/ и что такое Pin-Pen Merger [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic]

Звук / r /

Английский звук /ɹ/ - Мега-гайд по произношению [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic]

lapel - /ləˈpel/ - отворот, лацкан.

vocation, vacation

vocation - /voʊˈkeɪʃən/

vacation - /veɪˈkeɪʃən/

• After years in his vocation, he finally took a long-overdue vacation.
• A true vocation doesn’t end, even during vacation.
• She found her vocation as a nurse while volunteering on vacation.
• It’s ironic how my vocation in travel keeps me from taking a real vacation.
• During my vacation, I reflected on whether teaching was my true vocation.
• His vocation requires dedication, so a vacation feels like a luxury.
• You can’t confuse a vocation for a vacation - one is work, the other rest!
• The priest’s vocation leaves little room for vacation time.
• Many people mistake their hobby for a vacation, not realizing it could become a vocation.
• A vacation can sometimes inspire a new vocation in life.

• vocation - /voʊˈkeɪʃən/ - призвание, профессия, склонность.

Vocation рифмуется со словами: location, quotation, notation, rotation.

• vacation - /veɪˈkeɪʃən/ - отпуск, каникулы, отдыхать, брать отпуск.

Vacation рифмуется со словами:  station, nation, relation, creation, foundation.

Звук / v /

Введение в английские дифтонги [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic]

Английские дифтонги: /oʊ/ /əʊ/ - секреты произношения [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic]

Английские дифтонги: /eɪ/ - секреты произношения [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic]

grass, glass

grass - /ɡræs/

glass - /ɡlæs/

• She dropped her glass while standing on the grass in the backyard.
• I set my glass of lemonade down on the grass and forgot about it.
• The sunlight reflected off the glass and sparkled across the grass.
• He found a shard of broken glass hidden in the tall grass.
• After mowing the grass, I enjoyed some cold water in a glass.
• Don’t put your glass too close to the edge of the grass tablecloth!
• The kids played on the grass while their parents sipped wine from glass cups.
• A piece of glass glittered under the morning dew on the grass.
• I tripped over the grass and spilled juice all over my glass shoes.
• When the storm hit, glass shattered and scattered over the grass outside.

• grass - /ɡræs/ -  трава, травка, газон, злак, луг, засевать травой, пастись, подножный.

/r/ - язык немного закругляется назад, но не касается альвеолярного гребня (бугорка за верхними зубами).

• glass - /ɡlæs/ - стекло, стакан, зеркало, стеклить, стеклянный. 

/l/ - кончик языка касается альвеолярного гребня за зубами.

shard - /ʃɑːd// - осколок, черепок, фрагмент, обломок, щепка.

Звук / g /

Звук / r /

Английский звук /ɹ/ - Мега-гайд по произношению [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic]

Английские light L и dark L, syllabic l̩ и латеральный взрыв [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic] 

Английское произношение: альвеолярные согласные [n] [t] [d] [s] [z] [l] [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic] 

Звук / æ / 

Английские гласные: /æ/ - любимый гласный гопников [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic]

Звук / s /