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Ten that trip you up
Today's hard ones. No theme, just pronunciation.
thorough · rural · colonel
10 words
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Letters that stay silent
Ten words that are spelled with sounds nobody says.
rhythm · salmon · island
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Words that change with the stress
Same letters, two different words. Where you push decides which one.
record · permit · contract
10 words · 10 sentences
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Vowels that a following R changes
An R after a vowel does not just add a sound, it replaces the one you were expecting.
learn · hear · world
10 words · 10 sentences
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Pairs that sound almost the same
Five pairs where one vowel is the whole difference, and English refuses to spell it that way.
ship · sheep · chip
10 words · 10 sentences
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Endings that swallow a syllable
Ten words that are spelled with one more syllable than anybody says.
vegetable · chocolate · different
10 words · 10 sentences
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Borrowed from French
English took these whole and kept the French ending, which is why the spelling helps nobody.
buffet · genre · ballet
10 words · 10 sentences
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First day
Introducing yourself to the team
Six new faces and thirty seconds to make an impression.
6 words · 6 sentences
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At the restaurant
Asking for the bill
Dinner is over and nobody knows how you are splitting it.
6 words · 6 sentences
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On the street
Asking for directions
Your data ran out and you have to get there on foot.
6 words · 6 sentences
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Customer support
Cancelling a subscription
They renewed you without warning and you want your money back.
6 words · 6 sentences
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