Words that look like they rhyme but do not em inglês
You're reading an English story aloud, and the spelling keeps promising rhymes the words don't deliver.
A frase
The trip was long. I really enjoyed it, though.10 palavras10 frases
As dez palavras
- though/ðoʊ/
advérbio
Used at the end of a sentence to add something that goes against what was just said.
- through/θruː/
advérbio
From start to finish.
- tough/tʌf/
adjetivo
Very hard to deal with.
- cough/kɑːf/Também se diz kɔːf.
verbo
To push air out of your lungs with a sharp noise.
- comb/koʊm/
substantivo
A flat tool with teeth for tidying hair.
- tomb/tuːm/
substantivo
A place where a dead person is buried.
- sword/sɔːrd/
substantivo
A weapon with a long metal blade.
- lose/luːz/
verbo
To put something where you can't find it.
- great/ɡreɪt/
adjetivo
Very good or enjoyable.
- blood/blʌd/
substantivo
The red liquid your heart pumps around your body.
As frases
The trip was long. I really enjoyed it, though.
She read the whole letter through before she spoke.
It was a tough winter for the whole village.
He tried not to cough during the quiet part.
She pulled a comb through her wet hair.
They found the old tomb under the church.
The knight pulled his sword and stepped forward.
Don't lose the map, or we'll never get home.
It was a great night, and nobody wanted to leave.
There was a little blood on his sleeve.
Pronúncia
though/ðoʊ/
The gh is silent; it rhymes with 'go'.
through/θruː/
Rhymes with true, and the gh makes no sound.
tough/tʌf/
The gh sounds like f, so it rhymes with stuff.
cough/kɑːf/
Rhymes with off, not with tough.
comb/koʊm/
The b is silent, so it rhymes with home.
tomb/tuːm/
Rhymes with room, not with comb.
sword/sɔːrd/
The w is silent, so it sounds like sored.
lose/luːz/
Rhymes with news, not with hose.
great/ɡreɪt/
Sounds like grate, and the r comes straight after the g with no vowel between.
blood/blʌd/
Rhymes with mud, not with food.
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