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Sounds like corpse, corps, horse and worse. saʊndz laık kɔːps kɔə hɔːs ənd wɜːs
It will keep you, Susy, busy, ıt wıl kiːp juː 'suːzi, 'bızi
Make your head with heat grow dizzy. meık jɔː hɛd wıð hiːt grəʊ 'dızi
Tear in eye, your dress you'll tear, tıərın aı jɔː drɛs juːl tɛə
Queer, fair seer, hear my prayer. kwiə fɛə 'siːə hıə maı prɛə
Pray, console your loving poet, preı kən'səʊl jɔː 'lʌvıŋ 'pəʊıt
Make my coat look new, dear, sew it. meık maı kəʊt lʊk njuː diə səʊ ıt
Just compare heart, hear and heard, ʤʌst kəm'pɛə hɑːt hıə ənd hɜːd
Dies and diet, lord and word, daız ənd 'daııt lɔːd ənd wɜːd
Sword and sward, retain and Britain, sɔːd ənd swɔːd rı'teın ənd 'brıtn
(Mind the latter how it's written). maınd ðə 'lætə haʊ ıts 'rıtn
Made has not the sound of bade, meıd həz nɒt ðə saʊnd ɒv bæd
Say-said, pay-paid, laid but plaid. seı sɛd peı peıd leıd bət plæd
Now I surely will not plague you, naʊ aı ˈʃʊəli wıl nɒt pleıg juː
With such words as vague and ague. wıð sʌʧ wɜːdz əz veıg ənd 'eıgjuː
But be careful how you speak. bət biː 'kɛəfʊl haʊ juː spiːk
Say: gush, bush, steak, streak, break, bleak, seı gʌʃ bʊʃ steık striːk breık bliːk
Woven, oven, how and low, 'wəʊvn 'ʌvən haʊ ənd ləʊ
Script, receipt, shoe, poem, toe. skrıpt rı'siːt ʃuː ˈpəʊim təʊ
Say, expecting fraud and trickery, seı ıkˈspɛktıŋ frɔːd ənd 'trıkəri
Branch, ranch, measles, topsails, aisles, brɑːnʧ rɑːntʃ 'miːzlz ˈtɒpslz ˈaılz
Solar, mica, war and far. 'səʊlə 'maıkə wɔː ənd fɑː
From desire: desirable-admirable from admire, frəm dı'zaıə dı'zaırəbl 'ædmırəbl frəm ædˈmaiə
Lumber, plumber, bier, but brier, 'lʌmbə 'plʌmə biə bət 'braıə
Topsham, brougham, renown, but known, ˈtɒpʃəm 'bruːm rı'naʊn bət nəʊn
Knowledge, done, lone, gone, none, tone, 'nɒlıʤ dʌn ləʊn gɒn nʌn təʊn
Gertrude, German, wind and Wind, 'gɜːtruːd 'ʤɜːmən wınd ənd waind
Beau, kind, kindred, queue, mankind, bəʊ kaınd 'kındrıd kjuː mænkˈaınd
Gives moss, gross, brook, brooch, ninth, plinth. gıvz mɒs grəʊs brʊk brəʊʧ naınθ plınθ
Have you ever yet endeavoured hæv juː 'ɛvə jɛt ɛnˈdɛvəd
Demon, lemon, ghoul, foul, soul, 'diːmən 'lɛmən guːl faʊl səʊl
Billet does not end like ballet; 'bılıt dʌz nɒt ɛnd laık 'bæleı
Blood and flood are not like food, blʌd ənd flʌd ɑː nɒt laık fuːd
Nor is mould like should and would. nɔː ız məʊld laık ʃʊd ənd wʊd
Which exactly rhymes with khaki. wıʧ ıg'zæktli raımz wıð ˈkɑːki
Discount, viscount, load and broad, 'dıskaʊnt 'vaıkaʊnt ləʊd ənd brɔːd
Rounded, wounded, grieve and sieve, 'raʊndıd 'wuːndıd griːv ənd sıv
Friend and fiend, alive and live. frɛnd ənd fiːnd ə'laıv ənd lıv
Hugh, but hug, and hood, but hoot, hjuː bət hʌg ənd hʊd bət huːt
But cease, crease, grease and greasy? bət siːs kriːs griːs ənd 'griːzi
Rhyming well with cautious, tortious, 'raımıŋ wɛl wıð 'kɔːʃəs 'tɔːʃəs
Would you like some more? You'll have it! wʊd juː laık sʌm mɔə juːl hæv ıt
Does not sound like Czech but ache. dʌz nɒt saʊnd laık ʧɛk bət eık
Liberty, library, heave and heaven, 'lıbəti 'laıbrəri hiːv ənd 'hɛvən
People, leopard, towed but vowed. 'piːpl 'lɛpəd təʊd bət vaʊd
Chalice, but police and lice, 'ʧælıs bət pə'liːs ənd laıs
Wait, surmise, plait, promise, pal, weıt sə'maız plæt 'prɒmıs pæl
Suit, suite, ruin. Circuit, conduit sjuːt swiːt ˈruːin 'sɜːkıt ˈkɒndit
Rhyme with shirk it and beyond it, raım wıð ʃɜːk ıt ənd biˈjɒnd ıt
Why it's pall, mall, but Pall Mall. waı ıts pɔːl mɔːl bət pɛl mɛl
Worm and storm, chaise, chaos, chair, wɜːm ənd stɔːm ʃeız 'keıɒs ʧɛə
Hoist in lieu of flags left pennants. hɔıst ın ljuː ɒv flægz lɛft ˈpɛnənts
Courier, courtier, tomb, bomb, comb, ˈkʊriə 'kɔətiə tuːm bɒm kəʊm
Cow, but Cowper, some and home. kaʊ bət ˈkuːpə sʌm ənd həʊm
Quoth he, than liqueur or liquor, kwəʊθ hiː ðæn liˈkjʊə ə 'lıkə
Stranger does not rhyme with anger, 'streınʤə dʌz nɒt raım wıð 'æŋgə
Neither does devour with clangour. ˈnaiðə dʌz dı'vaʊə wıð 'klæŋgə
Pilot, pivot, gaunt, but aunt, 'paılət 'pıvət gɔːnt bət ɑːnt
Font, front, wont, want, grand and grant. fɒnt frʌnt wəʊnt wɒnt grənd ənd grɑːnt
Gooseberry, goose, and Close, but close, ˈgʊzbəri guːs ənd kləʊz bət kləʊs
Paradise, rise, rose, and dose. 'pærədaıs raız rəʊz ənd dəʊs
Say inveigh, neigh, but inveigle, seı ın'veı neı bət ın'viːgl
Make the latter rhyme with eagle. meık ðə 'lætə raım wıð 'iːgl
And I bet you, dear, a penny, ənd aı bɛt juː diə ə 'pɛni
You say manifold like many, juː seı 'mænifəʊld laık 'mɛni
Which is wrong. Say rapier, pier, wıʧ ız rɒŋ seı 'reıpıə piə
Tier (one who ties), but tier. 'taıə wʌn hʊ taız bət tiə
Arch, archangel; pray, does erring ɑːʧ 'ɑːk'eınʤəl preı dʌz 'ɜːrıŋ
Rhyme with herring or with stirring? raım wıð 'hɛrıŋ ə wıð 'stɜːrıŋ
Rhymes (but piebald doesn't) with nibbled. raımz bət 'paıbɔːld 'dʌznt wıð 'nıbld
Phaeton, paean, gnat, ghat, gnaw, 'feııtn 'piːən næt gɔːt nɔː
Lien, psychic, shone, bone, pshaw. ˈliːən 'saıkık ʃɒn bəʊn ʃɔː
Don't be down, my own, but rough it, dəʊnt biː daʊn maı əʊn bət rʌf ıt
Brood, stood, roof, rook, school, wool, boon, bruːd stʊd ruːf rʊk skuːl wʊl buːn
Say in sounds correct and sterling seı ın saʊndz kə'rɛkt ənd 'stɜːlıŋ
Hearse, hear, hearken, year and yearling. hɜːs hıə 'hɑːkn jiə ənd 'jɜːliŋ
Now you need not pay attention naʊ juː niːd nɒt peı ə'tɛnʃən
Sounds like pores, pause, pours and paws, saʊndz laık pɔəz pɔːz pɔəz ənd pɔːz
Though I often heard, as you did, ðəʊ aı ˈɔːfən hɜːd əz juː dıd
Yes, you know them, Vaughan and Strachan. jɛs juː nəʊ ðɛm vɔːn ənd strɔːn
No, my maiden, coy and comely, nəʊ maı 'meıdn kɔi ənd ˈkʌmli
No. Yet Froude compared with proud nəʊ jɛt fruːd kəm'pɛəd wıð praʊd
Troll and trolley, realm and ream, trəʊl ənd 'trɒli rɛlm ənd riːm
Schedule, mischief, schism, and scheme. 'ʃɛʤuːl 'mıstʃıf sızm ənd skiːm
Argil, Gill, Argyll, gill. Surely 'ɑːʤıl ʤıl ɑː'gaıl gıl ˈʃɔːli
May be made to rhyme with Raleigh, meı biː meıd tə raım wıð 'rɔːli
But you're not supposed to say bət jɔː nɒt sə'pəʊzd tə seı
How uncouth he, couchant, looked, haʊ ʌn'kuːθ hiː 'kaʊʧənt lʊkt
When for Portsmouth I had booked! wɛn fɔː ˈpɔətsməθ aı hæd 'bʊkt
Please don't monkey with the geyser, pliːz dəʊnt 'mʌŋki wıð ðə ˈgeizə
Don't peel taters with my razor, dəʊnt piːl ˈteitəz wıð maı 'reızə
Pious, impious, limb, climb, glumly, 'paıəs 'ımpıəs lım klaım ˈglʌmli
Conquer, conquest, vase, phase, fan, 'kɒŋkə 'kɒŋkwɛst vɑːz feız fæn
The TH will surely trouble you ði ˈtiːˈeıʧ wıl ˈʃʊəli 'trʌbl juː
Say then these phonetic gems: seı ðɛn ðiːz fəʊˈnɛtik ʤɛmz
There are more but I forget them ðɛə ɑː mɔə bət aı fə'gɛt ðɛm
Does not rhyme with eight-you see it; dʌz nɒt raım wıð eıt juː siː ıt
With and forthwith, one has voice, wıð ənd fɔəθˈwiθ wʌn həz vɔıs
One has not, you make your choice. wʌn həz nɒt juː meık jɔː ʧɔis
Shoes, goes, does. Now first say: finger; ʃuːz gəʊz dʌz naʊ fɜːst seı 'fıŋgə
Then say: singer, ginger, linger. ðɛn seı ˈsiŋə 'ʤınʤə 'lıŋgə
Real, zeal, mauve, gauze and gauge, ˈriːəl ziːl məʊv gɔːz ənd geıʤ
Dost, lost, post, and doth, cloth, loth, dʌst lɒst pəʊst ənd dʌθ klɒθ ləʊθ
Job, Job, blossom, bosom, oath. ʤɒb ʤəʊb 'blɒsəm 'bʊzəm əʊθ
Holm you know, but noes, canoes, həʊm juː nəʊ bət nəʊz kənˈuːz
Seat, sweat, chaste, caste, Leigh, eight, height, siːt swɛt ʧeıst kɑːst liː eıt haıt
Put, nut, granite, and unite. pʊt nʌt 'grænıt ənd juː'naıt
Reefer does not rhyme with deafer, 'riːfə dʌz nɒt raım wıð dɛfə
Feoffer does, and zephyr, heifer. 'fɛfə dʌz ənd 'zɛfə 'hɛfə
Dull, bull, Geoffrey, George, ate, late, dʌl bʊl 'ʤɛfri ʤɔːʤ ɛt leıt
Hint, pint, senate, but sedate. hınt paınt 'sɛnıt bət sı'deıt
Tour, but our, dour, succour, four, tʊə bət aʊə dʊə 'sʌkə fɔə
Say manoeuvre, yacht and vomit, seı mə'njuːvə jɒt ənd 'vɒmıt
Next omit, which differs from it nɛkst əʊ'mıt wıʧ ˈdıfəz frəm ıt
Youth, south, southern, cleanse and clean, juːθ saʊθ 'sʌðən klɛnz ənd kliːn
Rally with ally; yea, ye, 'ræli wıð əˈlai jeı jiː
Say aver, but ever, fever, seı əˈvɜː bət 'ɛvə 'fiːvə
We say calves, valves, half, but Ralf. wiː seı kɑːvz vælvz hɑːf bət reıf
Crevice, but device, and eyrie, 'krɛvıs bət dı'vaıs ənd 'ɛəri
Face, but preface, then grimace, feıs bət 'prɛfıs ðɛn griˈmeis
Bass, large, target, gin, give, verging, bæs lɑːʤ 'tɑːgıt ʤın gıv ˈvɜːʤıŋ
Ought, oust, joust, and scour, but scourging; ɔːt aʊst ʤaʊst ənd skaʊə bət 'skɜːdʒiŋ
Ear, but earn; and ere and tear iə bət ɜːn ənd ɛə ənd tɛə
Do not rhyme with here but heir. duː nɒt raım wıð hıə bət ɛə
With the sound of saw and sauce; wıð ðə saʊnd ɒv sɔː ənd sɔːs
Also soft, lost, cloth and cross. 'ɔːlsəʊ sɒft lɒst klɒθ ənd krɔːs
Yes: at golf it rhymes with shutting. jɛs æt gɒlf ıt raımz wıð 'ʃʌtıŋ
Monkey, donkey, clerk and jerk, 'mʌŋki ˈdɒŋki klɑːk ənd ʤɜːk
Asp, grasp, wasp, demesne, cork, work. æsp grɑːsp wɒsp dı'meın kɔːk wɜːk
Differ like diverse and divers, 'dıfə laık daıˈvɜːs ənd 'daıvəz
Once, but nonce, toll, doll, but roll, wʌns bət nɒns təʊl dɒl bət rəʊl
Polish, polish, Poll and poll. 'pəʊlıʃ 'pɒlıʃ pɒl ənd pəʊl
Won't it make you lose your wits wəʊnt ıt meık juː luːz jɔː wıts
Writing groats and saying grits? 'raıtıŋ grəʊts ənd 'seııŋ grıts
Strewn with stones like rowlock, gunwale, struːn wıð stəʊnz laık 'rɒlək ˈgʌnl
Don't you think so, reader, rather, dəʊnt juː θıŋk səʊ 'riːdə ˈrɑːðə
Finally, which rhymes with enough, 'faınəli wıʧ raımz wıð ı'nʌf
Though, through, bough, cough, hough, sough, tough?? ðəʊ θruː baʊ kɒf hɒk sʌf tʌf