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воскресенье, 23 августа 2026 г.

cellar, seller

cellar - /ˈsɛlər/

seller - /ˈsɛlər/


  • The seller stored the wine in the cellar.

/ðə ˈsɛlər stɔrd ðə waɪn ɪn ðə ˈsɛlər/


  • The seller showed us the old cellar beneath the house.

/ðə ˈsɛlər ʃoʊd ʌs ði oʊld ˈsɛlər bɪˈniθ ðə haʊs/


  • The wine seller keeps his best bottles in a cool cellar.

/ðə waɪn ˈsɛlər kips hɪz bɛst ˈbɑtəlz ɪn ə kul ˈsɛlər/


  • The seller said that the cellar was built over a hundred years ago.

/ðə ˈsɛlər sɛd ðæt ðə ˈsɛlər wəz bɪlt ˈoʊvɚ ə ˈhʌndrəd jɪrz əˈɡoʊ/


  • We met the seller in the cellar while looking at the old property.

/wi mɛt ðə ˈsɛlər ɪn ðə ˈsɛlər waɪl ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ði oʊld ˈprɑpɚti/


  • The seller claimed that the cellar had never flooded.

/ðə ˈsɛlər kleɪmd ðæt ðə ˈsɛlər hæd ˈnɛvɚ ˈflʌdəd/


  • A local seller bought the house because it had a spacious cellar.

/ə ˈloʊkəl ˈsɛlər bɔt ðə haʊs bɪˈkəz ɪt hæd ə ˈspeɪʃəs ˈsɛlər/


  • The seller gave us a key to the cellar after we paid for the furniture.

/ðə ˈsɛlər ɡeɪv ʌs ə ki tə ðə ˈsɛlər ˈæftɚ wi peɪd fər ðə ˈfɝnɪtʃɚ/


  • The antique seller discovered an old chest in the cellar.

/ði ænˈtik ˈsɛlər dɪˈskʌvɚd ən oʊld tʃɛst ɪn ðə ˈsɛlər/


  • The seller wanted to renovate the cellar before putting the house on the market.

/ðə ˈsɛlər ˈwɑntəd tə ˈrɛnəˌveɪt ðə ˈsɛlər bɪˈfɔr ˈpʊtɪŋ ðə haʊs ɑn ðə ˈmɑrkət/



  • cellar - /ˈsɛlər/ - 1) подвал, погреб, подвальный этаж 2) винный погреб 3) кладовая, 3) хранить в подвале, хранить в погребе
  • seller - /ˈsɛlər/ - продавец, торговец, ходовой товар, продаваемый товар.

cellar и seller рифмуются со словами: feller /ˈfɛlər/, yeller /ˈjɛlər/, teller /ˈtɛlər/, dweller /ˈdwɛlər/.


feller - /ˈfɛlər/ - парень.

yeller - /ˈjɛlər/ - крикун.

teller - /ˈtɛlər/ - кассир, рассказчик.

dweller - /ˈdwɛlər/ - житель, обитатель.



суббота, 22 августа 2026 г.

sum, some

sum - /sʌm/

some - /sʌm/


  • The sum is correct, but some numbers are missing.

/ðə sʌm ɪz kəˈrɛkt, bət sʌm ˈnʌmbɚz ɑr ˈmɪsɪŋ/


  • I calculated the sum of some very large numbers.

/aɪ ˈkælkjəˌleɪtəd ðə sʌm əv sʌm ˈvɛri lɑrdʒ ˈnʌmbɚz/


  • The sum of some of these values is surprisingly high.

/ðə sʌm əv sʌm əv ðiz ˈvæljuz ɪz sərˈpraɪzɪŋli haɪ/


  • Please check the sum again because some of the numbers look wrong.

/pliz tʃɛk ðə sʌm əˈɡɛn bɪˈkəz sʌm əv ðə ˈnʌmbɚz lʊk rɔŋ/


  • We need the sum before we can spend some of the money.

/wi nid ðə sʌm bɪˈfɔr wi kən spɛnd sʌm əv ðə ˈmʌni/


  • The final sum included some unexpected expenses.

/ðə ˈfaɪnəl sʌm ɪnˈkludəd sʌm ˌʌnɪkˈspɛktəd ɪkˈspɛnsɪz/


  • After adding some figures, she calculated the final sum.

/ˈæftɚ ˈædɪŋ sʌm ˈfɪɡjɚz, ʃi ˈkælkjəˌleɪtəd ðə ˈfaɪnəl sʌm/


  • The accountant found some errors in the sum.

/ði əˈkaʊntənt faʊnd sʌm ˈɛrɚz ɪn ðə sʌm/


  • The sum seems reasonable, although some items were counted twice.

/ðə sʌm simz ˈrizənəbəl, ɔlˈðoʊ sʌm ˈaɪtəmz wɚ ˈkaʊntəd twaɪs/


  • If you add some more numbers, the sum will change.

/ɪf ju æd sʌm mɔr ˈnʌmbɚz, ðə sʌm wɪl tʃeɪndʒ/


  • sum - /sʌm/ - сумма, итог, количество, сущность, складывать, подводить итог.
  • some - /sʌm/ - некоторые, одни, другие, некоторый, какой-то, несколько, немного, около.
sum и some рифмуются со словами: come /kʌm/, drum /drʌm/, from /frʌm/, gum /ɡʌm/, hum /hʌm/, numb /nʌm/, plum /plʌm/, rum /rʌm/, thumb /θʌm/, crumb /krʌm/, dumb /dʌm/, strum /strʌm/.

hum - /hʌm/ - гул, жужжание, гудение, мурлыканье, обман, жужжать, гудеть, мурлыкать.

numb - /nʌm/ - онемевший, оцепеневший, окоченевший, притуплённый, лишённый чувств или ошеломлённый.

plum - /plʌm/ - слива, лакомый кусочек, доходное место, сливовый, полный, тучный.

rum - /rʌm/ - ром, спиртной напиток, странный, чудной, подозрительный

crumb - /krʌm/ - крошка, мякиш, кроха, крохи, крупица, крупицы, крошить, обсыпать крошками.

strum - /strʌm/ - бренчать, тренькать, бренчание, треньканье



суббота, 8 августа 2026 г.

foul, fowl

foul - /faʊl/

fowl - /faʊl/


foul - fowl - foul - fowl

/faʊl - faʊl - faʊl - faʊl/


  • The referee called a foul near the flock of fowl.
/ðə ˌrɛfəˈri kɔld ə faʊl nɪr ðə flɑk əv faʊl/
foul /faʊl/ → fowl /faʊl/


  • The farmer said the foul smell came from the fowl.
/ðə ˈfɑrmɚ sɛd ðə faʊl smɛl keɪm frəm ðə faʊl/
Notice that both occurrences of foul/fowl sound exactly the same.

  • The player committed a foul while chasing the fowl.
/ðə ˈpleɪɚ kəˈmɪtəd ə faʊl waɪl ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ ðə faʊl/


  • The foul odor came from the fowl house.
/ðə faʊl ˈoʊdɚ keɪm frəm ðə faʊl haʊs/
Here foul is an adjective, while fowl is a noun.


  • The referee's foul call frightened the fowl nearby.
/ðə ˌrɛfəˈriz faʊl kɔl ˈfraɪtənd ðə faʊl ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/


  • A foul ball flew over the fowl enclosure.
/ə faʊl bɔl flu ˈoʊvɚ ðə faʊl ɪnˈkloʊʒɚ/
Here foul ball means a ball hit outside the legal area in baseball.


  • The farmer complained about the foul smell coming from his fowl.
/ðə ˈfɑrmɚ kəmˈpleɪnd əˈbaʊt ðə faʊl smɛl ˈkʌmɪŋ frəm hɪz faʊl/


  • The foul water made the fowl avoid the pond.
/ðə faʊl ˈwɔtɚ meɪd ðə faʊl əˈvɔɪd ðə pɑnd/


  • He called the tackle a foul while watching the fowl cross the field.
/hi kɔld ðə ˈtækəl ə faʊl waɪl ˈwɑtʃɪŋ ðə faʊl krɔs ðə fild/


  • The foul smell from the fowl was impossible to ignore.
/ðə faʊl smɛl frəm ðə faʊl wəz ɪmˈpɑsəbəl tə ɪɡˈnɔr/



  • foul - /faʊl/ - 1) {спорт} ошибка, фол,столкновение, нарушение правил игры, 2) сквернословие, мат, 3) что-либо дурное, плохое, грязное.


  • fowl - /faʊl/ -  птица, домашняя птица, дичь (птицы из отряда куриных), живность, охотиться на дичь, ловить птиц.

дифтонг /aʊ/

Оба омофона foul и fowl рифмуются со словами: cow , howl, owl, growl, scowl, prowl.


cowl - /kaʊl/ - капот, обтекатель, капюшон, ряса, надевать капюшон, постригать в монахи.

howl - /haʋl/ - выть, завывать , выть (от боли), покатываться (от смеха), завывать (о ветре).

owl - /aʊl/ - сова, сыч, филин, полуночник, олух, ночной гуляка.

growl - /ɡraʊl/ - рычание, ворчание, грохот, раскат, рычать, ворчать, греметь, жаловаться.

scowl - /skaʊl/ - хмуриться, смотреть сердито, сердитый взгляд, хмурый вид.

prowl - /praʊl/ - рыскать, бродить, красться, рысканье



Звук /f/. General American
Звук /aʊ/. General American
Звук /ʊ/. General American
Dark L. General American


tackle - /ˈtækl/ - снасти, принадлежности, тали, инструмент, схватить, биться, энергично браться, блокировать захватом, атаковать

суббота, 27 июня 2026 г.

beat, beet

beat - /bit/

beet - /bit/


beat - beet - beat - beet

/bit - bit - bit - bit/


  • Don't beat the beet with a spoon.
/doʊnt bit ðə bit wɪð ə spun/

/ʃi bit ði ɛɡz waɪl ˈkʌtɪŋ ə bit/

  1. The chef beat the mixture before adding the beet.
/ðə ʃɛf bit ðə ˈmɪkstʃɚ bɪˈfɔr ˈædɪŋ ðə bit/

  • They beat their opponents and celebrated with roasted beet.
/ðeɪ bit ðer əˈpoʊnənts ænd ˈsɛləˌbreɪtəd wɪð ˈroʊstəd bit/

  • Can you beat this recipe with fresh beet?
/kæn ju bit ðɪs ˈrɛsəpi wɪð frɛʃ bit/

  • He beat the drum while holding a beet.
/hi bit ðə drʌm waɪl ˈhoʊldɪŋ ə bit/

  • The farmers beat last year's record for growing beet.
/ðə ˈfɑrmɚz bit læst jɪrz ˈrɛkɚd fər ˈɡroʊɪŋ bit/

  • She couldn't beat her sister at cooking beet soup.
/ʃi ˈkʊdənt bit hɚ ˈsɪstɚ æt ˈkʊkɪŋ bit sup/

  • The steady beat matched the rhythm of chopping beet.
/ðə ˈstɛdi bit mætʃt ðə ˈrɪðəm əv ˈtʃɑpɪŋ bit/

  • We beat the clock and still had time to buy a beet.
/wi bit ðə klɑk ænd stɪl hæd taɪm tə baɪ ə bit/


  • beat - /bit/ - бить, биться, отбивать, удар, ритм, биение, бой, такт, усталый, измотавшийся.
  • beet - /bit/ - свекла, свекольный, свекловичный

Оба слова beat и beet рифмуются с: feet /fit/, meet /mit/, seat /sit/, sheet /ʃit/, street /strit/, sweet /swit/, heat /hit/, neat /nit/, greet /ɡrit/, cheat /tʃit/.


воскресенье, 14 июня 2026 г.

serial, cereal

serial - /ˈsɪriəl/

cereal - /ˈsɪriəl/


Звучат совершенно одинаково:

serial - cereal - serial - cereal

/ˈsɪriəl - ˈsɪriəl - ˈsɪriəl - ˈsɪriəl/


  • The serial was discussed over a bowl of cereal.
/ðə ˈsɪriəl wəz dɪˈskʌst ˈoʊvɚ ə boʊl əv ˈsɪriəl/

/ʃi rɛd ə ˈsɪriəl waɪl ˈitɪŋ ˈsɪriəl/


  • The serial became popular among cereal lovers.
/ðə ˈsɪriəl bɪˈkeɪm ˈpɑpjələr əˈmʌŋ ˈsɪriəl ˈlʌvɚz/


  • He reviewed the serial during breakfast with cereal.
/hi rɪˈvjud ðə ˈsɪriəl ˈdʊrɪŋ ˈbrɛkfəst wɪð ˈsɪriəl/


  • The newspaper published a serial next to a cereal advertisement.
/ðə ˈnuzˌpeɪpɚ ˈpʌblɪʃt ə ˈsɪriəl nɛkst tə ə ˈsɪriəl ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt/

  • A serial writer appeared in a cereal commercial.
/ə ˈsɪriəl ˈraɪtɚ əˈpɪrd ɪn ə ˈsɪriəl kəˈmɝʃəl/


  • The serial ended just as I finished my cereal.
/ðə ˈsɪriəl ˈɛndəd dʒʌst æz aɪ ˈfɪnɪʃt maɪ ˈsɪriəl/


  • They discussed the serial while pouring cereal.
/ðeɪ dɪˈskʌst ðə ˈsɪriəl waɪl ˈpɔrɪŋ ˈsɪriəl/


  • The serial featured a factory that produced cereal.
/ðə ˈsɪriəl ˈfitʃɚd ə ˈfæktəri ðæt prəˈdust ˈsɪriəl/


  • The serial and the cereal brand shared a similar name.
/ðə ˈsɪriəl ænd ðə ˈsɪriəl brænd ʃɛrd ə ˈsɪmələr neɪm/


  • serial - /ˈsɪriəl/ - серийный, последовательный, порядковый, периодическое издание.
  • cereal - /ˈsɪriəl/ - зерновой, злаковый, хлебный, хлебный злак, хлопья (пища).




пятница, 29 мая 2026 г.

aloud, allowed

aloud - /əˈlaʊd/ 

allowed - /əˈlaʊd/ 


aloud - allowed - aloud - allowed

/əˈlaʊd - əˈlaʊd - əˈlaʊd - əˈlaʊd/


/ʃi rɛd əˈlaʊd bɪˈkʌz ɪt wəz əˈlaʊd/ 

  • Students were allowed to read aloud.
/ˈstudənts wɚ əˈlaʊd tə rid əˈlaʊd/ 

  • He spoke aloud when he was allowed to answer.
/hi spoʊk əˈlaʊd wɛn hi wəz əˈlaʊd tə ˈænsɚ/ 

  • The children read aloud only when allowed.
/ðə ˈtʃɪldrən rɛd əˈlaʊd ˈoʊnli wɛn əˈlaʊd/ 

  • You are allowed to think aloud during the exercise.
/ju ɑr əˈlaʊd tə θɪŋk əˈlaʊd ˈdʊrɪŋ ði ˈɛksɚˌsaɪz/ 

  • She laughed aloud when she was allowed to relax.
/ʃi læft əˈlaʊd wɛn ʃi wəz əˈlaʊd tə rɪˈlæks/ 

  • We were allowed to read the poem aloud.
/wi wɚ əˈlaʊd tə rid ðə ˈpoʊəm əˈlaʊd/ 

  • The teacher allowed him to answer aloud.
/ðə ˈtitʃɚ əˈlaʊd hɪm tə ˈænsɚ əˈlaʊd/ 

  • Nothing was allowed to be said aloud.
/ˈnʌθɪŋ wəz əˈlaʊd tə bi sɛd əˈlaʊd/ 

  • They were allowed to count aloud together.
/ðeɪ wɚ əˈlaʊd tə kaʊnt əˈlaʊd təˈɡɛðɚ/ 


  • aloud - /əˈlaʊd/ - вслух, громко, ощутимо, громким голосом, заметно, сильно.
Read it aloud. 

  • allowed - /əˈlaʊd/ - разрешенный, позволенный, разрешаемый.

You are allowed to read it. 

aloud и allowed рифмуются со словами: loud /laʊd/, cloud /klaʊd/, proud /praʊd/, crowd /kraʊd/, vowed /vaʊd/, shroud /ʃraʊd/.


vowed -  /vaʊd/ - поклялся.

  • He vowed never to drink alcohol again. 
/hi vaʊd ˈnɛvər tu drɪŋk ˈælkəˌhɑl əˈɡɛn/

Он поклялся никогда не употреблять алкоголь.

shroud - /ʃraʊd/ - кожух, саван, пелена, покров, колпак, ванты, окутывать, завертывать в саван.




воскресенье, 24 мая 2026 г.

descent, dissent

descent - /dɪˈsɛnt/ 

dissent - /dɪˈsɛnt/ 


descent - dissent - descent - dissent

/dɪˈsɛnt - dɪˈsɛnt - dɪˈsɛnt - dɪˈsɛnt/


  • During the plane’s descent, one passenger voiced dissent.
/ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə pleɪnz dɪˈsɛnt, wʌn ˈpæsəndʒɚ vɔɪst dɪˈsɛnt/ 

  • The descent was smooth despite public dissent.
/ðə dɪˈsɛnt wəz smuð dɪˈspaɪt ˈpʌblɪk dɪˈsɛnt/ 

  • As we began our descent, a note of dissent was heard.
/æz wi bɪˈɡæn aʊɚ dɪˈsɛnt, ə noʊt əv dɪˈsɛnt wəz hɝd/ 

  • The climbers started their descent after some dissent.
/ðə ˈklaɪmɚz ˈstɑrtəd ðɛr dɪˈsɛnt ˈæftɚ sʌm dɪˈsɛnt/ 


  • The descent continued while dissent grew louder.
/ðə dɪˈsɛnt kənˈtɪnjud waɪl dɪˈsɛnt ɡru ˈlaʊdɚ/ 


  • His dissent delayed the group’s descent.
/hɪz dɪˈsɛnt dɪˈleɪd ðə ɡrups dɪˈsɛnt/ 


  • The steep descent caused no dissent among the hikers.
/ðə stip dɪˈsɛnt kɔzd noʊ dɪˈsɛnt əˈmʌŋ ðə ˈhaɪkɚz/ 


  • There was little dissent during the descent.
/ðɛr wəz ˈlɪtəl dɪˈsɛnt ˈdʊrɪŋ ðə dɪˈsɛnt/ 


  • The pilot announced the descent as dissent erupted in the cabin.
/ðə ˈpaɪlət əˈnaʊnst ðə dɪˈsɛnt æz dɪˈsɛnt ɪˈrʌptɪd ɪn ðə ˈkæbɪn/ 

  • Their dissent began before the final descent.
/ðɛr dɪˈsɛnt bɪˈɡæn bɪˈfɔr ðə ˈfaɪnəl dɪˈsɛnt/ 


  • descent - /dɪˈsɛnt/ - спуск, происхождение, снижение, нисхождение, падение, опускание, сход, десант, склон.
  • dissent - /dɪˈsɛnt/ - несогласие, разногласие, раскол, расходиться во взглядах

Оба слова рифмуются с: sent /sɛnt/, bent /bɛnt/, went /wɛnt/, rent /rɛnt/, tent /tɛnt/, meant /mɛnt/.



суббота, 2 мая 2026 г.

word, whirred

word - /wɝd/ 

whirred - /wɝd/ 


word - whirred - word - whirred

/wɝd - wɝd - wɝd - wɝd/


He said the word as the fan whirred.

/hi sɛd ðə wɝd æz ðə fæn wɝd/ 


/ðə wɝd wəz hɑrd tə hɪr waɪl ðə məˈʃin wɝd/ 


  • She repeated the word as the printer whirred.

/ʃi rɪˈpitəd ðə wɝd æz ðə ˈprɪntɚ wɝd/ 


  • I wrote the word while the motor whirred.

/aɪ roʊt ðə wɝd waɪl ðə ˈmoʊtɚ wɝd/ 


  • The teacher explained the word as the projector whirred.

/ðə ˈtitʃɚ ɪkˈspleɪnd ðə wɝd æz ðə prəˈdʒɛktɚ wɝd/ 


  • He heard every word while the engine whirred softly.

/hi hɝd ˈɛvri wɝd waɪl ði ˈɛndʒən wɝd ˈsɔftli/ 


  • She underlined the word as the computer whirred.

/ʃi ˌʌndɚˈlaɪnd ðə wɝd æz ðə kəmˈpjutɚ wɝd/ 


  • That word came to mind while the fan whirred overhead.

/ðæt wɝd keɪm tə maɪnd waɪl ðə fæn wɝd ˌoʊvɚˈhɛd/ 


  • He misspelled the word while the drone whirred nearby.

/hi mɪsˈspɛld ðə wɝd waɪl ðə droʊn wɝd ˈnɪrˌbaɪ/ 


  • The final word was spoken as the machine whirred to a stop.

/ðə ˈfaɪnəl wɝd wəz ˈspoʊkən æz ðə məˈʃin wɝd tə ə stɑp/ 


  • word - /wɝd/ - слово.
  • whirred - /wɝd/ - проносился с шумом, гудел, жужжал. Прошедшее от whir.

Оба слова word и whirred рифмуются с: bird /bɝd/, heard /hɝd/, third /θɝd/, nerd /nɝd/, stirred /stɝd/. 


stirred - /stɝd/ - взболтать, перемешать; перемешанный, взболтанный.



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.



воскресенье, 22 марта 2026 г.

one, won

one - /wʌn/ 

won - /wʌn/ 


won one - won one - won one

/wʌn wʌn - wʌn wʌn - wʌn wʌn/


  • She won one prize.

/ʃi wʌn wʌn praɪz/


  • He won one game yesterday.

/hi wʌn wʌn ɡeɪm ˈjɛstɚˌdeɪ/


  • They won one award at the event.

/ðeɪ wʌn wʌn əˈwɔrd æt ði ɪˈvɛnt/


  • I won one ticket in the contest.

/aɪ wʌn wʌn ˈtɪkət ɪn ðə ˈkɑntɛst/


  • She won one medal in the race.

/ʃi wʌn wʌn ˈmɛdəl ɪn ðə reɪs/


  • He won one round of the match.

/hi wʌn wʌn raʊnd əv ðə mætʃ/


/aʊɚ tim wʌn wʌn pɔɪnt ˈɝli/


  • She won one gift at the party.

/ʃi wʌn wʌn ɡɪft æt ðə ˈpɑrti/


  • He won one bet last night.

/hi wʌn wʌn bɛt læst naɪt/


  • They won one trophy this year.

/ðeɪ wʌn wʌn ˈtroʊfi ðɪs jɪr/


  • one - /wʌn/ - один; какой-то.
  • won - /wʌn/ - выиграл, выигранный.
one и won рифмуются со словами: sun /sʌn/, run /rʌn/, fun /fʌn/, done /dʌn/, none /nʌn/, bun /bʌn/.


bun - /bʌn/ - булочка, сдобная булочка, плюшка.


суббота, 31 января 2026 г.

blue, blew

blue - /blu/

blew - /blu/


  • The blue balloon blew away in the wind.
  • She wore a blue dress as the candle blew out.
  • A blue flag blew above the tall building.
  • The blue kite blew across the open field.
  • His blue hat blew off his head.
  • The blue smoke blew through the window.
  • A blue napkin blew onto the floor.
  • The blue curtain blew in the breeze.
  • Her blue scarf blew down the street.
  • The blue door slammed when the wind blew hard.


  • blue - /blu/ - синий.
  • blew - /blu/ - дунул, дул, взорвал. Прошедшее от blow.
/b/ - губы ненадолго смыкаются, затем размыкаются.
/l/ - язык касается заальвеолярного бугорка.
/u/ - губы округляются и вытягиваются в трубочку, а язык оттягивается назад.


blue и blew рифмуются со словами:  true, new, you, do, shoe, crew, grew, through.



threw, through

threw - /θru/

through - /θru/


  • He threw the ball through the open window.
  • She threw a stone through the glass door.
  • The kid threw his backpack through the fence gap.
  • He threw his voice through the megaphone.
  • She threw the rope through the ring.
  • The player threw the puck through the goal crease.
  • He threw a note through the mail slot.
  • She threw a glance through the crowd.
  • The wind threw dust through the hallway.
  • He threw the letter through the broken door.


  • threw - /θru/ - бросил, кинул. Прошедшее от throw.
  • through - /θru/ - через, сквозь, посредством.
threw и through рифмуются со словами: blue, true, do, you, shoe, new, crew, grew.

Американский английский звук /u/ более напряженный чем русский звук "у". Губы надо больше вытягиваем в "трубочку", а язык дальше оттягивать назад.


Звук /r/. General American


crease - /kriːs/ - складка, сгиб, загиб, морщина, мять, мяться, загибать, морщинистый.
the goal crease - вратарская зона, вратарская площадка, линия отбивающего.

воскресенье, 11 января 2026 г.

sweet, suite

sweet - /swiːt/

suite - /swiːt/


  • She left a sweet note in the hotel suite.
  • They served sweet desserts in the wedding suite.
  • A sweet smell filled the luxury suite.
  • He gave her a sweet gift in the honeymoon suite.
  • The band played a sweet jazz suite at the gala.
  • We enjoyed sweet tea in our ocean-view suite.
  • She heard a sweet melody from the piano suite.
  • They shared a sweet moment in the private suite.
  • A sweet surprise was waiting in the conference suite.
  • The chef prepared sweet pastries for the VIP suite.

  • sweet - /swiːt/ - сладкий, милый, приятный.
  • suite - /swiːt/ - набор, сюита, комплект, апартаменты, свита, гарнитур, номер люкс, серия.
Долгий звук /iː/.
Губы слегка расширены, как при полуулыбке.

Оба слова sweet и suite звучат одинаково и рифмуются со словами: meet, seat, beat, heat, treat, street, fleet, neat.


воскресенье, 28 декабря 2025 г.

counsel, council

counsel - /ˈkaʊn.səl/

council - /ˈkaʊn.səl/


  • The city council sought legal counsel before voting on the proposal.
  • She works as counsel to the council on environmental law.
  • The council ignored the financial counsel it was given.
  • After receiving expert counsel, the council revised its decision.
  • The school council hired outside counsel to handle the dispute.
  • Members of the council thanked their counsel for clear guidance.
  • Without proper counsel, the council risked violating regulations.
  • The council followed the counsel of its senior advisors.
  • Legal counsel addressed the council during the emergency session.
  • The council dismissed the counsel’s warnings too quickly.


  • counsel - /ˈkaʊn.səl/ - адвокат, совет, юрисконсульт, совещание, рекомендовать, давать совет.


  • council - /ˈkaʊn.səl/ - совет (городской, местный), синедрион, совещание, консилиум, церковный собор


Звук / k /
Звук /æ/. General American
Звуки / l / и / n /
Звук / s /
Звук /ə/. General American

суббота, 27 декабря 2025 г.

teem, team

teem - /tiːm/

team - /tiːm/


  • The office began to teem with energy as the team arrived early.
  • Ideas teem in her mind whenever the team brainstorms together.
  • During playoffs, the stadium can teem with fans supporting the home team.
  • The lab tends to teem with researchers, while the team works in shifts.
  • Problems may teem in the project unless the team communicates clearly.
  • The city will teem with tourists when the team wins the championship.
  • Creative solutions teem among the team members during late meetings.
  • The locker room began to teem with excitement as the team prepared to play.
  • Rumors tend to teem online whenever the team makes a big announcement.
  • Opportunities teem in startups where the team is motivated and skilled.


  • teem - /tiːm/ - кишеть, изобиловать, быть полным чем либо. Основное значение - изобилие и переполнени
  • team - /tiːm/ - команда, бригада, экипаж, сборная.

Оба слова произносятся с долгим, напряженным звуком /iː/ как и слово see.


English pronunciation: альвиолярные согласные [n] [t] [d] [s] [z] [l] [Youtube - PhoneticFanatic]
Звук / i /. General American

пятница, 12 декабря 2025 г.

rode, road

rode - /roʊd/

road - /roʊd/


  • She rode her bike down the road before sunrise.
  • He rode the horse along the dusty road.
  • They rode together on the same road to work.
  • I rode a scooter on the road for the first time.
  • We rode past the old road sign without noticing.
  • The kids rode their skateboards across the new road.
  • She rode slowly because the road was icy.
  • He rode ahead while I checked the road map.
  • They rode off just as the road construction began.
  • I rode home following the road that curves by the river.


  • rode - /roʊd/ -  ехал на, ехал. Прошедшее время от ride.
  • road - /roʊd/ - дорога, путь, шоссе, улица, рейд, дорожный
rode и road рифмуются со словами: code, mode, load, towed, owed, strode, toad, abode, node, explode.

abode - /əˈbəʊd/ - жилище, место жительства, обиталище, дом или пребывание.


Звук /r/. General American

воскресенье, 30 ноября 2025 г.

grate, great

grate - /ɡreɪt/

great - /ɡreɪt/


  • It would be great if you could grate some cheese for the pasta.
  • She didn’t expect the metal grate to be in such great condition.
  • He stepped over the street grate and said, "What a great day!"
  • The chef thinks it’s great when students learn how to grate ingredients properly.
  • The heat rising from the floor grate made the room feel great.
  • It’s not great to grate your knuckles when preparing vegetables.
  • They talked about their great vacation while standing next to the old furnace grate.
  • The new grate in the fireplace looked great after cleaning.
  • It’s great that you learned to grate carrots so finely.
  • She lost her bracelet through the storm grate, which didn’t make her feel great.


  • grate - /ɡreɪt/ - решетка, колосниковая решетка, камин, тереть, раздражать, скрипеть, скрежетать.
  • great - /ɡreɪt/ - великий, отличный прекрасный замечательный великолепный классный превосходный чудесный
Оба слова grate и great рифмуются со словами: ate, gate, late, fate, wait/weight, mate, straight, state.


Звук /g/. General American
Звук /r/. General American

суббота, 22 ноября 2025 г.

weight, wait

weight - /weɪt/

wait - /weɪt/


  • If you want to lose weight, you’ll have to wait for steady progress.
  • She couldn’t wait to see whether the weight on the scale had changed.
  • The doctor told him to wait before lifting heavy weight again.
  • You must wait a few minutes while they check the weight of your luggage.
  • I didn’t expect the weight of the news, and I had to wait to respond.
  • They asked us to wait as they measured the weight of the package.
  • The weight of responsibility made him wait before deciding.
  • We had to wait because the bridge had a maximum weight limit.
  • If you wait too long, the weight of the boxes will collapse the shelf.
  • She tried to wait patiently as the trainer adjusted the weight machine.


  • weight - /weɪt/ - вес, масса, груз, тяжесть, значение, нагрузка, весить, нагружать, увеличивать вес
  • wait - /weɪt/ - ожидание, выжидание, засада, ждать, подождать, дожидаться, выжидать.
weight и wait рифмуются со словами: late, fate, gate, date, mate, state, plate, straight, eight, create.


lesson, lessen

    lesson  - /ˈlɛsən/

    lessen - /ˈlɛsən/

 

  • The lesson about stress helped lessen my anxiety.
  • A hard lesson in budgeting can lessen your financial problems.
  • He hoped the lesson in patience would lessen her frustration.
  • The teacher’s lesson on empathy might lessen conflicts among students.
  • Learning this lesson will lessen your fear of public speaking.
  • The lesson on time management did lessen my workload.
  • This lesson should lessen the number of mistakes next time.
  • She took the lesson seriously to lessen the chance of failing again.
  • The lesson in resilience will lessen the impact of future setbacks.
  • A simple lesson in communication can lessen misunderstandings.

  • lesson - /ˈlɛsən/ - урок, нотация, поучать, обучать, давать урок.
  • lessen - /ˈlɛsən/ - уменьшать, уменьшаться, преуменьшать, недооценивать, полегчать.

    lesson и lessen близкие по рифму со словами: peasant, blessing, crescent.