Dearest creature [ˈkɹiːtʃɚ] in creation [kɹiˈeɪʃən]
Studying English [ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ] pronunciation [pɹəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən],
I will teach you in my verse [ˈvɝs]
Sounds like corpse [ˈkɔɹps], corps [ˈkɔɹ], horse [ˈhɔɹs] and worse [ˈwɝs].
I will keep you, Susy [ˈsuːzi], busy [ˈbɪzi],
Make your head [ˈhɛd] with heat [ˈhiːt] grow dizzy;
Tear [ˈtɪɹ] in eye, your dress you'll tear [ˈtɛɹ];
Queer [ˈkwɪɹ], fair seer [ˈsɪɹ], hear [ˈhɪɹ] my prayer [ˈpɹɛɹ].
Pray [ˈpɹeɪ], console your loving poet [ˈpoʊ.ɪt],
Make my coat look new [ˈnu], dear, sew [ˈsoʊ] it!Just compare heart [ˈhɑɹt], hear [ˈhɪɹ] and heard [ˈhɝd],
Dies [ˈdaɪz] and diet [ˈdaɪ.ɪt], lord [ˈlɔɹd] and word [ˈwɝd].
Sword [ˈsɔɹd] and sward [ˈswɔɹd], retain [ɹɪˈteɪn] and Britain [ˈbɹɪʔn̩]
(Mind the latter how it's written [ˈɹɪʔn̩]).
Made [ˈmeɪd] has not the sound of bade [ˈbæd],
Say-said [ˈseɪ ˈsɛd], pay-paid [ˈpeɪ ˈpeɪd], laid [ˈleɪd] but plaid [ˈplæd].
Now I surely will not plague [ˈpleɪɡ] you
With such words as vague [ˈveɪɡ] and ague [ˈeɪ.ɡju],
But be careful how you speak,
Say: gush [ˈɡʌʃ], bush [ˈbʊʃ], steak [ˈsteɪk], streak [ˈstɹiːk], break [ˈbɹeɪk], bleak [ˈbliːk],
Previous [ˈpɹiː.vi.əs], precious [ˈpɹɛʃ.əs], fuchsia [ˈfjuː.ʃə], via [ˈviː.ə]
Recipe [ˈɹɛ.sə.pi], pipe [ˈpaɪp], studding-sail [ˈstʌn.səl], choir [ˈkwaɪ.ɚ];
Woven [ˈwoʊ.vən], oven [ˈʌ.vən], how [ˈhaʊ], and low [ˈloʊ],
Script [ˈskɹɪpt], receipt [ɹɪˈsiːt], shoe [ˈʃuː], poem [ˈpoʊ.ɪm], toe [ˈtoʊ].
Say, expecting fraud [ˈfɹɑːd] and trickery [ˈtɹɪ.kɚ.i]:
Daughter [ˈdɑ.tɚ], laughter [ˈlæf.tɚ] and Terpsichore [tɝpˈsɪ.kɚ.i],
Branch [ˈbɹæntʃ], ranch [ˈɹæntʃ], measles [ˈmiː.zəlz], topsails [ˈtɑp.səlz], aisles [ˈaɪ.l̩z],
Missiles [ˈmɪ.səlz], similes [ˈsɪ.mə.liz], reviles [ɹɪˈvaɪ.l̩z].
Wholly [ˈhoʊ.li], holly [ˈhɑ.li], signal [ˈsɪɡ.nəl], signing [ˈsaɪ.nɪŋ],
Same [ˈseɪm], examining [ɪɡˈzæ.mɪ.nɪŋ], but mining [ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ],
Scholar [ˈskɑ.lɚ], vicar [ˈvɪ.kɚ], and cigar [sɪˈɡɑɹ],
Solar [ˈsoʊ.lɚ], mica [ˈmaɪ.kə], war [ˈwɔɹ] and far [ˈfɑɹ].
From desire [dɪˈzaɪɚ]: desirable-admirable [dɪˈzaɪ.ɚ.ə.bl̩ ˈæd.mɚ.ə.bl̩] from admire [ədˈmaɪɚ],
Lumber [ˈlʌm.bɚ], plumber [ˈplʌmɚ], bier [ˈbɪɚ], but brier [ˈbɹaɪ.ɚ],
Topsham [ˈtɑp.səm], brougham [ˈbɹuː.əm], renown [ɹɪˈnaʊn], but known [ˈnoʊn],
Knowledge [ˈnɑ.lɪdʒ], done [ˈdʌn], lone [ˈloʊn], gone [ˈɡɔːn], none [ˈnʌn], tone [ˈtoʊn],
One [ˈwʌn], anemone [əˈnɛ.mə.ni], Balmoral [bælˈmɔɹ.əl],
Kitchen [ˈkɪ.tʃən], lichen [ˈlaɪ.kən], laundry [ˈlɑːn.dɹi], laurel [ˈlɔɹ.əl].
Gertrude [ˈɡɝ.tɹuːd], German [ˈdʒɝ.mən], wind [ˈwɪnd] and wind [ˈwaɪnd],
Beau [ˈboʊ], kind [ˈkaɪnd], kindred [ˈkɪn.dɹɪd], queue [ˈkjuː], mankind [mænˈkaɪnd],
Tortoise [ˈtɔɹ.təs], turquoise [ˈtɝ.kɔɪz], chamois-leather [ˈʃæ.mi ˈlɛ.ðɚ].
Reading [ˈɹɛ.dɪŋ], Reading [ˈɹɛ.dɪŋ], heathen [ˈhi.ðən], heather [ˈhɛ.ðɚ].
This phonetic labyrinth [ˈlæ.bə.ɹɪnθ]
Gives moss [ˈmɔs], gross [ˈɡɹoʊs], brook [ˈbɹʊk], brooch [ˈbɹoʊtʃ], ninth [ˈnaɪnθ], plinth [ˈplɪnθ].
Have you ever yet endeavoured [ɪnˈdɛ.vɚd]
To pronounce revered [ɹɪˈvɪɚd] and severed [ˈsɛ.vɚd],
Demon [ˈdi.mən], lemon [ˈlɛ.mən], ghoul [ˈɡuːl], foul [ˈfaʊl], soul [ˈsoʊl],
Peter [ˈpi.tɚ], petrol [ˈpɛ.tɹəl] and patrol [pəˈtɹoʊl]?
Billet [ˈbɪ.lɪt] does not end like ballet [bæˈleɪ];
Bouquet[buˈkeɪ], wallet [ˈwɑ.lɪt], mallet [ˈmæ.lɪt], chalet [ʃæˈleɪ].
Blood [ˈblʌd] and flood [ˈflʌd] are not like food [ˈfuːd],
Nor is mould [ˈmoʊld] like should [ˈʃʊd] and would [ˈwʊd].
Banquet [ˈbæŋ.kwɪt] is not nearly parquet [pɑɹˈkeɪ],
Which exactly rhymes with khaki [ˈkæ.ki].
Discount [ˈdɪs.kaʊnt], viscount [ˈvaɪ.kaʊnt], load [ˈloʊd] and broad [ˈbɹɔːd],
Toward [tɔɹd], to forward [ˈfɔɹ.wɚd], to reward [ɹɪˈwɔɹd],
Ricocheted [ˈɹɪ.kə.ʃeɪd] and crocheting [kɹoʊˈʃeɪ.ɪŋ], croquet [kɹoʊˈkeɪ]?
Right! Your pronunciation's OK.
Rounded [ˈɹaʊn.dɪd], wounded [ˈwuːn.dɪd], grieve [ˈɡɹiːv] and sieve [ˈsɪv],
Friend [ˈfɹɛnd] and fiend [ˈfiːnd], alive [əˈlaɪv] and live [ˈlɪv].
Is your r correct in higher [ˈhaɪ.ɚ]?
Keats asserts it rhymes Thalia [ˈθeɪ.li.ə].
Hugh [ˈhju], but hug [ˈhʌɡ], and hood [ˈhʊd], but hoot [ˈhuːt],
Buoyant [ˈbɔɪ.ənt], minute [ˈmɪ.nɪt], but minute [maɪˈnuːt].
Say abscission [æbˈsɪ.ʒən] with precision [pɹɪˈsɪ.ʒən],
Now: position [pəˈzɪ.ʃən] and transition [tɹænˈzɪ.ʃən];
Would it tally with my rhyme [ˈɹaɪm]
If I mentioned paradigm [ˈpɛɹ.ə.daɪm]?
Twopence [ˈtʌ.pəns], threepence [ˈθɹɪ.pəns], tease [ˈtiːz] are easy [ˈi.zi],
But cease [ˈsiːs], crease [ˈkɹiːs], grease [ˈɡɹiːs] and greasy [ˈɡɹi.si]?
Cornice [ˈkɔɹ.nɪs], nice [ˈnaɪs], valise [vəˈliːs], revise [ɹɪˈvaɪz],
Rabies [ˈɹeɪ.biz], but lullabies [ˈlʌ.lə.baɪz].
Of such puzzling words as nauseous [ˈnɔ.ʃəs],
Rhyming well with cautious [ˈkɔ.ʃəs], tortious [ˈtɔɹ.ʃəs],
You'll envelop [ɪnˈvɛ.ləp] lists, I hope,
In a linen envelope [ˈɑn.və.loʊp].
Would you like some more? You'll have it [ˈhæ.vɪt]!
Affidavit [ˌæ.fɪˈdeɪ.vɪt], David [ˈdeɪ.vɪd], davit [ˈdeɪ.vɪt].
To abjure [æbˈdʒʊɹ], to perjure [ˈpɝ.dʒɚ]. Sheik [ˈʃiːk]
Does not sound like Czech [ˈtʃɛk] but ache [ˈeɪk].
Liberty [ˈlɪ.bɚ.ti], library [ˈlaɪ.bɹɛɹ.i], heave [ˈhiːv] and heaven [ˈhɛ.vən],
Rachel [ˈɹeɪ.tʃəl], loch [ˈlɑk], moustache [ˈmʌs.tæʃ], eleven [ɪˈlɛ.vən].
We say hallowed [ˈhæ.loʊd], but allowed [əˈlaʊd],
People [ˈpi.pəl], leopard [ˈlɛ.pɚd], towed [ˈtoʊd] but vowed [ˈvaʊd].
Mark the difference, moreover,
Between mover [ˈmu.vɚ], plover [ˈplʌ.vɚ], Dover [ˈdoʊ.vɚ].
Leeches [ˈli.tʃɪz], breeches [ˈbɹɪ.tʃɪz], wise [ˈwaɪz], precise [pɹɪˈsaɪz],
Chalice [ˈtʃæ.lɪs], but police [pəˈliːs] and lice [ˈlaɪs],
Camel [ˈkæ.məl], constable [ˈkɑn.stə.bəl], unstable [ʌnˈsteɪ.bəl],
Principle [ˈpɹɪn.sə.pəl], disciple [dɪˈsaɪ.pəl], label [ˈleɪ.bəl].
Petal [ˈpɛ.təl], penal [ˈpi.nəl], and canal [kəˈnæl],
Wait [ˈweɪt], surmise [sɚˈmaɪz], plait [ˈpleɪt], promise [ˈpɹɑ.mɪs], pal [ˈpæl],
Suit [ˈsuːt], suite [ˈswiːt], ruin [ˈɹu.ɪn]. Circuit [ˈsɝ.kɪt], conduit [ˈkɑn.du.ɪt]
Rhyme with "shirk it" and "beyond it",
But it is not hard to tell
Why it's pall [ˈpɔl], mall [ˈmɔl], but Pall Mall [ˌpɛl ˈmɛl].
Muscle [ˈmʌ.səl], muscular [ˈmʌ.skjə.lɚ], gaol [ˈdʒeɪl], iron [ˈaɪ.ɚn],
Timber [ˈtɪm.bɚ], climber [ˈklaɪ.mɚ], bullion [ˈbʊl.jən], lion [ˈlaɪ.ən],
Worm [ˈwɝm] and storm [ˈstɔɹm], chaise [ˈʃeɪz], chaos [ˈkeɪ.ɑs], chair [ˈtʃɛɹ],
Senator [ˈsɛ.nə.tɚ], spectator [ˈspɛk.teɪ.tɚ], mayor [ˈmɛɚ],
Ivy [ˈaɪ.vi], privy [ˈpɹɪ.vi], famous [ˈfeɪ.məs]; clamour [ˈklæ.mɚ]
Has the a of drachm [ˈdɹæm] and hammer [ˈhæ.mɚ].
Pussy [ˈpʊ.si], hussy [ˈhʌ.si] and possess [pəˈzɛs],
Desert [ˈdɛ.zɚt], but desert [dɪˈzɝt], address [əˈdɹɛs].
Golf [ˈɡɑlf], wolf [ˈwʊlf], countenance [ˈkaʊn.tən.əns], lieutenants [luːˈtɛ.nənts]
Hoist in lieu [ˈluː] of flags left pennants [ˈpɛ.nənts].
Courier [ˈkɝ.i.ɚ], courtier [ˈkɔɹ.ti.ɚ], tomb [ˈtuːm], bomb [ˈbɑm], comb [ˈkoʊm],
Cow [ˈkaʊ], but Cowper [ˈkuː.pɚ], some [ˈsʌm] and home [ˈhoʊm].
"Solder [ˈsɑ.dɚ], soldier [ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ]! Blood [ˈblʌd] is thicker [ˈθɪ.kɚ]",
Quoth he, "than liqueur [lɪˈkɝ] or liquor [ˈlɪ.kɚ]",
Making [ˈmeɪ.kɪŋ], it is sad but true [ˈtɹuː],
In bravado, much ado [əˈduː].
Stranger [ˈstɹeɪn.dʒɚ] does not rhyme with anger [ˈæŋ.ɡɚ],
Neither does devour [dɪˈvaʊ.ɚ] with clangour [ˈklæŋ.ɡɚ].
Pilot [ˈpaɪ.lət], pivot [ˈpɪ.vət], gaunt [ˈɡɔːnt], but aunt [ˈænt],
Font [ˈfɑnt], front [ˈfɹʌnt], wont [ˈwʌnt], want [ˈwɑnt], grand [ˈɡɹænd] and grant [ˈɡɹænt].
Arsenic [ˈɑɹ.sə.nɪk], specific [spəˈsɪ.fɪk], scenic [ˈsi.nɪk],
Relic [ˈɹɛ.lɪk], rhetoric [ˈɹɛ.tə.ɹɪk], hygienic [haɪˈdʒi.nɪk].
Gooseberry [ˈɡʊz.bɛ.ɹi], goose [ˈɡuːs], and close [ˈkloʊz], but close [ˈkloʊs],
Paradise [ˈpɛ.ɹə.daɪs], rise [ˈɹaɪz], rose [ˈɹoʊz], and dose [ˈdoʊs].
Say inveigh [ɪnˈveɪ], neigh [ˈneɪ], but inveigle [ɪnˈveɪ.ɡəl],
Make the latter rhyme with eagle [ˈi.ɡəl].
Mind! Meandering [miˈæn.dɚ.ɪŋ] but mean [ˈmiːn],
Valentine [ˈvæ.lən.taɪn] and magazine [ˈmæ.ɡə.ziːn].
And I bet you, dear, a penny [ˈpɛ.ni],
You say mani-(fold) [ˈmæ.ni] like many [ˈmɛ.ni],
Which is wrong. Say rapier [ˈɹeɪ.pi.ɚ], pier [ˈpɪɹ],
Tier [ˈtaɪ.ɚ] (one who ties), but tier [ˈtɪɹ].
Arch [ˈɑɹtʃ], archangel [ˈɑɹk.eɪn.dʒəl]; pray, does erring [ˈɛ.ɹɪŋ]
Rhyme with herring [ˈhɛ.ɹɪŋ] or with stirring [ˈstɝ.ɪŋ]?
Prison [ˈpɹɪ.zən], bison [ˈbaɪ.sən], treasure trove [ˈtɹɛ.ʒɚ ˌtɹoʊv],
Treason [ˈtɹi.zən], hover [ˈhʌ.vɚ], cover [ˈkʌ.vɚ], cove [ˈkoʊv],
Perseverance [ˌpɝ.səˈvɪ.ɹəns], severance [ˈsɛ.vɚ.əns]. Ribald [ˈɹɪ.bəld]
Rhymes (but piebald [ˈpaɪ.bɔld] doesn't) with nibbled [ˈnɪ.bəld].
Phaeton [ˈfeɪ.ə.tən], paean [ˈpi.ən], gnat [ˈnæt], ghat [ˈɡɑt], gnaw [ˈnɔ],
Lien [ˈli.ən], psychic [ˈsaɪ.kɪk], shone [ˈʃoʊn], bone [ˈboʊn], pshaw [ˈpʃɔ].
Don't be down [ˈdaʊn], my own [ˈoʊn], but rough it [ˈɹʌf ɪt],
And distinguish buffet [ˈbʌ.fɪt], buffet [bəˈfeɪ];
Brood [ˈbɹuːd], stood [ˈstʊd], roof [ˈɹuːf], rook [ˈɹʊk], school [ˈskuːl], wool [ˈwʊl], boon [ˈbuːn],
Worcester [ˈwʊs.tɚ], Boleyn [ˈbʊ.lɪn], to impugn [ɪmˈpjuːn].
Say in sounds correct and sterling [ˈstɝ.lɪŋ]
Hearse [ˈhɝs], hear [ˈhɪɹ], hearken [ˈhɑɹ.kən], year [ˈjɪɹ] and yearling [ˈjɪɹ.lɪŋ].
Evil [ˈi.vəl], devil [ˈdɛ.vəl], mezzotint [ˈmɛt.soʊ.tɪnt],
Mind the z! (A gentle hint.)
Now you need not pay attention
To such sounds as I don't mention,
Sounds like pores [ˈpɔɹz], pause [ˈpɔz], pours [ˈpɔɹz] and paws [ˈpɔz],
Rhyming with the pronoun yours [ˈjɔɹz];
Nor are proper names included [ɪnˈklu.dɪd],
Though I often heard,as you did [ˈju ˌdɪd],
Funny rhymes to unicorn [ˈju.nɪ.kɔɹn],
Yes, you know them, Vaughan [ˈvɔn] and Strachan [ˈstɹɔn]."
No, my maiden, coy and comely [ˈkʌm.li],
I don't want to speak of Cholmondeley [ˈtʃʌm.li].
No. Yet Froude [ˈfɹuːd] compared with proud [ˈpɹaʊd]
Is no better than McLeod [məˈklaʊd].
But mind trivial [ˈtɹɪ.vi.əl] and vial [ˈvaɪ.əl],
Tripod[ˈtɹaɪ.pɑd], menial [ˈmi.ni.əl], denial [dɪˈnaɪ.əl],
Troll [ˈtɹoʊl] and trolley [ˈtɹɑ.li], realm [ˈɹɛlm] and ream [ˈɹiːm],
Schedule [ˈskɛ.dʒuːl], mischief [ˈmɪs.tʃɪf], schism [ˈsɪ.zəm], and scheme [ˈskiːm].
Argil [ˈɑɹ.dʒɪl], gill [ˈdʒɪl], Argyll [ɑrˈɡaɪl], gill [ˈɡɪl]. Surely
May be made to rhyme with Raleigh [ˈɹɑ.li],
But you're not supposed to say
Piquet [pɪˈkeɪ] rhymes with sobriquet [ˈsoʊ.bɹɪ.keɪ].
Had this invalid [ˈɪn.və.lɪd] invalid [ɪnˈvæ.lɪd]
Worthless documents? How pallid [ˈpæ.lɪd],
How uncouth [ʌnˈkuːθ] he, couchant [ˈkaʊ.tʃənt], looked,
When for Portsmouth [ˈpɔɹts.məθ] I had booked!
Zeus [ˈzuːs], Thebes [ˈθibz], Thales [ˈθeɪ.liz], Aphrodite [ˌæ.fɹəˈdaɪ.ti],
Paramour[ˈpɛ.ɹə.mʊɹ], enamoured [ɪˈnæ.mɚd], flighty [ˈflaɪ.ti],
Episodes [ˈɛ.pɪ.soʊdz], antipodes [ænˈtɪ.pə.diz],
Acquiesce [ˌæ.kwiˈɛs], and obsequies [ˈɑb.sɪ.kwiz].
Please don't monkey with the geyser [ˈɡaɪ.zɚ],
Don't peel 'taters with my razor [ˈɹeɪ.zɚ],
Rather say in accents pure:
Nature [ˈneɪ.tʃɚ], stature [ˈstæ.tʃɚ] and mature [məˈtʃʊɹ].
Pious [ˈpaɪ.əs], impious [ˈɪm.pi.əs], limb [ˈlɪm], climb [ˈklaɪm], glumly [ˈɡlʌm.li],
Worsted [ˈwʊs.tɪd], worsted [ˈwɝ.stɪd], crumbly [ˈkɹʌm.bli], dumbly [ˈdʌm.li],
Conquer [ˈkɑŋ.kɚ], conquest [ˈkɑŋ.kwɛst], vase [ˈveɪs], phase [ˈfeɪz], fan [ˈfæn],
Wan [ˈwɑn], sedan [sɪˈdæn] and artisan [ˈɑɹ.tɪ.zæn].
The th will surely trouble [ˈtɹʌ.bəl] you
More than r, ch or w.
Say then these phonetic gems [ˈdʒɛmz]:
Thomas [ˈtɑ.məs], thyme [ˈtaɪm], Theresa [təˈɹi.sə], Thames [ˈtɛmz].
Thompson [ˈtɑmp.sən], Chatham [ˈtʃæ.təm], Waltham [ˈwɔl.təm], Streatham [ˈstɹɛt.əm],
There are more but I forget 'em [fɔɹˈɡɛt əm]-
Wait! I've got it: Anthony [ˈæn.tə.ni],
Lighten your anxiety.
The archaic word albeit [ɔlˈbi.ɪt]
Does not rhyme with eight-you see it;
With [ˈwɪθ] and forthwith [fɔɹθˈwɪθ], one has voice,
One has not, you make your choice.
Shoes [ˈʃuːz], goes [ˈɡoʊz], does [ˈdʌz]. Now first say: finger [ˈfɪŋ.ɡɚ];
Then say: singer [ˈsɪŋ.ɚ], ginger [ˈdʒɪn.dʒɚ], linger [ˈlɪŋ.ɡɚ].
Real [ˈɹiːl], zeal [ˈziːl], mauve [ˈmoʊv], gauze [ˈɡɔz] and gauge [ˈɡeɪdʒ],
Marriage [ˈmɛ.ɹɪdʒ], foliage [ˈfoʊ.li.ɪdʒ], mirage [mɪˈɹɑʒ], age [ˈeɪdʒ],
Hero [ˈhɪ.ɹoʊ], heron [ˈhɛ.ɹən], query [ˈkwɪ.ɹi], very [ˈvɛ.ɹi],
Parry [ˈpɛ.ɹi], tarry [ˈtɛ.ɹi] fury [ˈfjʊ.ɹi], bury [ˈbɛ.ɹi],
Dost [ˈdʌst], lost [ˈlɔst], post [ˈpoʊst], and doth [ˈdʌθ], cloth [ˈklɔθ], loth [ˈloʊθ],
Job [ˈdʒɑb], Job [ˈdʒoʊb], blossom [ˈblɑ.səm], bosom [ˈbʊ.zəm], oath [ˈoʊθ].
Faugh [ˈfɔː], oppugnant [əˈpjuːɡ.nənt], keen oppugners [əˈpjuːɡ.nɚz],
Bowing [ˈbaʊ.ɪŋ], bowing [ˈboʊ.ɪŋ], banjo-tuners
Holm [ˈhoʊm] you know, but noes [ˈnoʊz], canoes [kəˈnuːz],
Puisne [ˈpjuː.ni], truism [ˈtɹuː.ɪ.zəm], use [ˈjuːs], to use [ˈjuːz]?
Though the difference seems little [ˈlɪ.təl],
We say actual [ˈæk.tʃu.əl], but victual [ˈvɪ.təl],
Seat [ˈsiːt], sweat [ˈswɛt], chaste [ˈtʃeɪst], caste [ˈkæst], Leigh [ˈliː], eight [ˈeɪt], height [ˈhaɪt],
Put [ˈpʊt], nut [ˈnʌt], granite [ˈɡɹæ.nɪt], and unite [juˈnaɪt].
Reefer [ˈɹi.fɚ] does not rhyme with deafer [ˈdɛ.fɚ],
Feoffer [ˈfɛ.fɚ] does, and zephyr [ˈzɛ.fɚ], heifer [ˈhɛ.fɚ].
Dull [ˈdʌl], bull [ˈbʊl], Geoffrey [ˈdʒɛ.fɹi], George [ˈdʒɔɹdʒ], ate [ˈɛt], late [ˈleɪt],
Hint [ˈhɪnt], pint [ˈpaɪnt], senate [ˈsɛ.nɪt], but sedate [sɪˈdeɪt].
Gaelic [ˈɡeɪ.lɪk], Arabic [ˈɛ.ɹə.bɪk], pacific [pəˈsɪ.fɪk],
Science[ˈsaɪ.əns], conscience [ˈkɑn.ʃəns], scientific [ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪ.fɪk];
Tour [ˈtʊɹ], but our [ˈaʊ.ɚ], dour [ˈdaʊ.ɚ], succour [ˈsʌ.kɚ], four [ˈfɔɹ],
Gas [ˈɡæs], alas [əˈlæs], and Arkansas [ˈɑɹ.kən.sɔː].
Say manoeuvre [məˈnu.vɚ], yacht [ˈjɑt] and vomit [ˈvɑ.mɪt],
Next omit [oʊˈmɪt], which differs from it
Bona fide [ˌboʊ.nə ˈfaɪ.di], alibi [ˈæ.lə.baɪ]
Gyrate [ˈdʒaɪ.ɹeɪt], dowry [ˈdaʊ.ɹi] and awry [əˈɹaɪ].
Sea [ˈsiː], idea [aɪˈdi.ə], guinea [ˈɡɪ.ni], area [ˈɛ.ɹi.ə],
Psalm[ˈsɑm], Maria [məˈɹi.ə], but malaria [məˈlɛ.ɹi.ə].
Youth [ˈjuːθ], south [ˈsaʊθ], southern [ˈsʌ.ðɚn], cleanse [ˈklɛnz] and clean [ˈkliːn],
Doctrine [ˈdɑk.tɹɪn], turpentine [ˈtɝ.pən.taɪn], marine [məˈɹiːn].
Compare alien [ˈeɪ.li.ən] with Italian [ɪˈtæl.jən],
Dandelion [ˈdæn.də.laɪ.ən] with battalion [bəˈtæl.jən],
Rally [ˈɹæ.li] with ally [ˈæ.laɪ]; yea [ˈjeɪ], ye [ˈjiː],
Eye [ˈaɪ], I [ˈaɪ], ay [ˈeɪ], aye [ˈaɪ], whey [ˈweɪ], key [ˈkiː], quay [ˈkiː]!
Say aver [əˈvɝ], but ever [ˈɛ.vɚ], fever [ˈfi.vɚ],
Neither [ˈni.ðɚ], leisure [ˈli.ʒɚ], skein [ˈskeɪn], receiver [ɹɪˈsi.vɚ].
Never guess-it is not safe [ˈseɪf],
We say calves [ˈkævz], valves [ˈvælvz], half [ˈhæf], but Ralf [ˈɹælf].
Starry [ˈstɑ.ɹi], granary [ˈɡɹeɪ.nə.ɹi], canary [kəˈnɛ.ɹi],
Crevice [ˈkɹɛ.vɪs], but device [dɪˈvaɪs], and eyrie [ˈɪ.ɹi],
Face [ˈfeɪs], but preface [ˈpɹɛ.fɪs], then grimace [ˈɡɹɪ.məs],
Phlegm [ˈflɛm], phlegmatic [flɛɡˈmæ.tɪk], ass [ˈæs], glass [ˈɡlæs], bass [ˈbeɪs].
Bass [ˈbæs], large [ˈlɑɹdʒ], target [ˈtɑɹ.ɡɪt], gin [ˈdʒɪn], give [ˈɡɪv], verging [ˈvɝ.dʒɪŋ],
Ought[ˈɔt], oust [ˈaʊst], joust [ˈdʒaʊst], and scour [ˈskaʊ.ɚ], but scourging [ˈskɝ.dʒɪŋ];
Ear [ˈɪɹ], but earn [ˈɝn]; and ere [ˈɛɹ] and tear [ˈtɛɹ]
Do not rhyme with here [ˈhɪɹ] but heir [ˈɛɹ].
Mind the o of off [ˈɔf] and often [ˈɔ.fən]
Which may be pronounced as orphan [ˈɔɹ.fən],
With the sound of saw [ˈsɔ] and sauce [ˈsɔs];
Also soft [ˈsɔft], lost [ˈlɔst], cloth [ˈklɔθ] and cross [ˈkɹɔs].
Pudding [ˈpʊ.dɪŋ], puddle [ˈpʌ.dəl], putting [ˈpʌ.tɪŋ]. Putting [ˈpʊ.tɪŋ]?
Yes: at golf it rhymes with shutting [ˈʃʌ.tɪŋ].
Respite [ˈɹɛ.spɪt], spite [ˈspaɪt], consent [kənˈsɛnt], resent [ɹɪˈzɛnt].
Liable [ˈlaɪ.ə.bəl], but Parliament [ˈpɑɹ.lə.mənt].
Seven [ˈsɛ.vən] is right, but so is even [ˈi.vən],
Hyphen[ˈhaɪ.fən], roughen [ˈɹʌ.fən], nephew [ˈnɛ.fju], Stephen [ˈsti.vən],
Monkey [ˈmʌŋ.ki], donkey [ˈdɑŋ.ki], clerk [ˈklɝk] and jerk [ˈdʒɝk],
Asp [ˈæsp], grasp [ˈɡɹæsp], wasp [ˈwɑsp], demesne [dɪˈmeɪn], cork [ˈkɔɹk], work [ˈwɝk].
A of valour [ˈvæ.lɚ], vapid [ˈvæ.pɪd] vapour [ˈveɪ.pɚ],
S of news [ˈnuz] (compare newspaper [ˈnuzˌpeɪ.pɚ]),
G of gibbet [ˈdʒɪ.bɪt], gibbon [ˈɡɪ.bən], gist [ˈdʒɪst],
I of antichrist [ˈæn.ti.kɹaɪst] and grist [ˈɡɹɪst],
Differ like diverse [dɪˈvɝs] and divers [ˈdaɪ.vɚz],
Rivers[ˈɹɪ.vɚz], strivers [ˈstɹaɪ.vɚz], shivers [ˈʃɪ.vɚz], fivers [ˈfaɪ.vɚz].
Once [ˈwʌns], but nonce [ˈnɑns], toll [ˈtoʊl], doll [ˈdɑl], but roll [ˈɹoʊl],
Polish [ˈpoʊ.lɪʃ], Polish [ˈpɑ.lɪʃ], poll [ˈpoʊl] and poll [ˈpɑl].
Pronunciation—think of Psyche [ˈsaɪ.ki]!—
Is a paling, stout and spiky.
Won't it make you lose your wits [ˈwɪts]
Writing groats [ˈɡɹoʊts] and saying 'grits' [ˈɡɹɪts]?
It's a dark abyss [əˈbɪs] or tunnel
Strewn with stones like rowlock [ˈɹɑ.lək], gunwale [ˈɡʌ.nəl],
Islington [ˈɪ.zlɪŋ.tən], and Isle [ˈaɪl] of Wight [ˈwaɪt],
Housewife [ˈhʌ.zɪf], verdict [ˈvɝ.dɪkt] and indict [ɪnˈdaɪt].
Don't you think so, reader, rather [ˈɹæ.ðɚ],
Saying lather [ˈlæ.ðɚ], bather [ˈbeɪ.ðɚ], father [ˈfɑ.ðɚ]?
Finally, which rhymes with enough [ɪˈnʌf],
Though [ˈðoʊ], through [ˈθɹu], bough [ˈbaʊ], cough [ˈkɔf], hough [ˈhɑk], sough [ˈsʌf], tough [ˈtʌf]?
Hiccough [ˈhɪ.kʌp] has the sound of sup...
My advice is: GIVE IT UP!