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Daily wordsParole del 21 ago 2026

Words that sound nothing like they look

You're reading a page out loud to a room, and half the words on it were clearly spelled by someone who never planned to say them.

Dieci parole di inglese per tutti i giorni: colonel, yacht, choir, epitome, subtle, queue, indict, gnaw, sew, though. Ciascuna con la pronuncia e una frase da dire ad alta voce.

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Le dieci parole10 parole, 10 frasi

  1. 1
    colonel/ˈkɜːrnəl/nounA senior army officer, ranking just below a general.Two syllables, stress on the first, and it comes out sounding like 'kernel'.
  2. 2
    yacht/jɑːt/nounA large private boat used for pleasure trips or racing.The ch is silent; it rhymes with 'hot'.
  3. 3
    choir/ˈkwaɪər/nounA group of singers who perform together at a religious service.Starts with a kw sound and rhymes with 'wire'.
  4. 4
    epitome/ɪˈpɪtəmi/nounA perfect example of a type of thing.Four syllables, stress on the second, and it ends in 'mee' — not 'tome'.
  5. 5
    subtle/ˈsʌtəl/adjectiveSo slight or faint that it is easy to miss.The b is silent: 'suttle'.
  6. 6
    queue/kjuː/nounA line of people waiting for their turn.One syllable — it sounds exactly like the name of the letter Q.
  7. 7
    indict/ˌɪnˈdaɪt/verbTo formally charge someone with a crime.The c is silent; it rhymes with 'invite'.
  8. 8
    gnaw/nɔː/verbTo bite and chew at something over and over.The g is silent, so it starts like 'no'.
  9. 9
    sew/soʊ/verbTo join pieces of cloth with a needle and thread.Sounds like 'so', not 'sue'.
  10. 10
    though/ðoʊ/adverbUsed at the end of a sentence to add something that goes against what was just said.The gh is silent; it rhymes with 'go'.

Le frasi

  1. 1

    The colonel saluted and marched his troops onto the parade ground.

  2. 2

    They rented a yacht for the whole weekend.

  3. 3

    The choir sings just before the reading starts.

  4. 4

    She's the epitome of calm under real pressure.

  5. 5

    There's a subtle difference between these two colors.

  6. 6

    We stood in the queue for almost an hour.

  7. 7

    They plan to indict him for tax fraud.

  8. 8

    The puppy loves to gnaw on my shoes.

  9. 9

    I need to sew this hem before tomorrow.

  10. 10

    I'd still like to try it, though.