Day 5: pronunciation odd-one-out (level 1)

Hello everyone! How's everyone faring?

Today's challenge had to be split into two because I got carried away. I started making odd-one-outs and I got so many that I can't possibly ask you to do them in one day! Or can I?

Here's today's challenge: I will propose a word and a short list of words that may or may not rhyme with it. You have to identify the word that rhymes, thus putting your pronunciation pattern skills to work!

Even if you identify the word right away, you must check all the pronunciations, because as you can guess, they are all tricky and worth learning! So, the challenge for day 5:

 - Read all the words in the set. 

 - Which is the one that rhymes with the underlined word? Try to guess first pronouncing it yourself.

 - Use an online dictionary to look up the pronunciation if needed. The one we try today is Macmillan Dictionary.

 - Did you change your mind after checking? Which is the one that rhymes?

 - Which pronunciations surprised you?
Enjoy!

 1. verse   -   corpse   corps   horse   worse

2. dizzy   -   busy   Suzy   fuzzy

3. lack   -   plague   plaque   ague 

4. speak   -   break   steak   streak

5.  tear (careful with this one!)  -   year   prayer   smear

6. word   -   heart   beard   heard   hard

7. low   -   sew   cow   how

8. aisles   -  measles   similes   exiles

9. ballet    - wallet   mallet   chalet

10. food   - flood   good   blood

11. sieve-   grieve   alive   live

12. age   -   gouge   gauge   mirage   foliage

13. very   -  query   bury   fury   leery

14. enamour   - devour   hour   canglour   clamour



Comments

  1. Carlos Roldán GalánMarch 18, 2020 at 10:11 AM

    1. verse - worse

    2. dizzy - busy

    3. lack - plaque

    4. speak - streak

    5. tear (careful with this one!) - prayer

    6. word - hard

    7. low - sew

    8. aisles - exiles

    9. ballet - chalet

    10. food - good

    11. broad - ¿grieve alive live?

    12. age - gauge

    13. very - bury

    14. enamour - ¿devour hour canglour clamour?


    I'm overwhelmed!

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    1. Shall I compare thee...March 18, 2020 at 10:56 AM

      Feeling better, Carlos?

      Thanks for giving it a go! It's almost perfect!

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  2. fdgcMarch 18, 2020 at 10:30 AM

    Hi, Bea,

    This is my try:

    1. verse - corpse corps horse worse
    Which one rhymes (before checking): worse
    Which one rhymes (after checking): worse
    Surprising pronunciation: corps

    2. dizzy - busy Suzy fuzzy
    Which one rhymes (before checking): busy
    Which one rhymes (after checking): busy
    Surprising pronunciation:

    3. lack - plague plaque ague
    Which one rhymes (before checking): plaque
    Which one rhymes (after checking): plaque
    Surprising pronunciation: plague, ague

    4. speak - break steak streak
    Which one rhymes (before checking): steak
    Which one rhymes (after checking): streak (changed my mind after checking)
    Surprising pronunciation: steak

    5. tear (careful with this one!) - year prayer smear
    Which one rhymes (before checking): year (meaning tear a drop of liquid that flows when crying)
    Which one rhymes (after checking): year, smear
    Surprising pronunciation: prayer

    6. word - heart beard heard hard
    Which one rhymes (before checking): heard
    Which one rhymes (after checking): heard
    Surprising pronunciation:

    7. low - sew cow how
    Which one rhymes (before checking): sew
    Which one rhymes (after checking): sew
    Surprising pronunciation:

    8. aisles - measles similes exiles
    Which one rhymes (before checking): exiles
    Which one rhymes (after checking): exiles
    Surprising pronunciation:

    9. ballet - wallet mallet chalet
    Which one rhymes (before checking): chalet
    Which one rhymes (after checking): chalet
    Surprising pronunciation:

    10. food - flood good blood
    Which one rhymes (before checking): good
    Which one rhymes (after checking): good
    Surprising pronunciation:

    11. broad - grieve alive live
    Which one rhymes (before checking): none of them
    Which one rhymes (after checking): none of them
    Surprising pronunciation:

    12. age - gouge gauge mirage foliage
    Which one rhymes (before checking): foliage
    Which one rhymes (after checking): gauge (changed my mind after checking)
    Surprising pronunciation: gauge

    13. very - query bury fury leery
    Which one rhymes (before checking): query
    Which one rhymes (after checking): bury (changed my mind after checking)
    Surprising pronunciation: query, bury

    14. enamour - devour hour canglour clamour
    Which one rhymes (before checking): clamour
    Which one rhymes (after checking): clamour
    Surprising pronunciation: clangour

    I wasn´t able to find the 11th, is that tricky?

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    1. Shall I compare thee...March 18, 2020 at 10:50 AM

      No trick on number 11, Daniel! I just mixed up two of them! Let me correct it!

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    2. Shall I compare thee...March 18, 2020 at 10:54 AM

      And number 5 is... the other tear, hahaha!

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    3. fdgcMarch 18, 2020 at 11:07 AM

      The number 11:

      11. sieve - grieve alive live
      Which one rhymes (before checking): grieve
      Which one rhymes (after checking): live (change my mind)
      Surprising pronunciation: sieve


      If the number 5 is the other meaning, then it would be:

      5. tear (careful with this one!) - year prayer smear
      Which one rhymes (before checking): prayer
      Which one rhymes (after checking): prayer
      Surprising pronunciation:

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    4. Shall I compare thee...March 18, 2020 at 11:15 AM

      Cooooooorrect!

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  3. EvelitaMarch 18, 2020 at 10:50 AM

    Here I go! Thanks, Bea, for this all! :-)


    1. verse - corpse corps horse worse
    BEFORE: worse
    AFTER: worse

    2. dizzy - busy Suzy fuzzy
    BEFORE: busy
    AFTER: busy

    3. lack - plague plaque ague
    BEFORE: plague
    AFTER: plaque
    Surprising pronunciation: ague

    4. speak - break steak streak
    BEFORE: steak
    AFTER: streak
    Surprising pronunciation: steak

    5. tear (careful with this one!) - year prayer smear
    BEFORE: year
    AFTER: prayer

    6. word - heart beard heard hard
    BEFORE: heard
    AFTER: heard

    7. low - sew cow how
    BEFORE: cow
    AFTER: sew

    8. aisles - measles similes exiles
    BEFORE: measles
    AFTER: exiles

    9. ballet - wallet mallet chalet
    BEFORE: chalet
    AFTER: halet

    10. food - flood good blood
    BEFORE: good
    AFTER: good

    11. broad - grieve alive live
    BEFORE: grieve
    AFTER: none of them

    12. age - gouge gauge mirage foliage
    BEFORE: mirage
    AFTER: gauge
    surprising pronunciation: mirage

    13. very - query bury fury leery
    BEFORE: query
    AFTER: bury
    Surprising pronunciation: bury

    14. enamour - devour hour canglour clamour
    BEFORE: clamour
    AFTER: clamour

    I agree with Carlos about the number 5, tear sounds to me very prayer-ish...


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    1. Shall I compare thee...March 18, 2020 at 10:56 AM

      Thanks to you for doing it, Evelia!

      I'm enjoying how complete your answers are! You're following the instructions to a tee!

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    2. EvelitaMarch 19, 2020 at 2:29 AM

      Thanks Bea! So, is this tear what you mean, isn't it? It was getting me crazy :-) https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=tear

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  4. AngelMarch 18, 2020 at 1:39 PM

    Hi Bea!

    These are my answers:

    1. verse - corpse corps horse worse
    Before checking: worse
    After checking: worse
    Which surprised me: corps

    2. dizzy - busy Suzy fuzzy
    Before checking: busy
    After checking: busy

    3. lack - plague plaque ague
    Before checking: plaque
    After checking: plaque
    Which surprised me: ague

    4. speak - break steak streak
    Before checking: steak
    After checking: streak

    5. tear - year prayer smear
    Before checking: year
    After checking: prayer

    6. word - heart beard heard hard
    Before checking: heard
    After checking: heard

    7. low - sew cow how
    Before checking: sew
    After checking: sew

    8. aisles - measles similes exiles
    Before checking: measles
    After checking: exiles

    9. ballet - wallet mallet chalet
    Before checking: mallet
    After checking: mallet
    Which surprised me: chalet

    10. food - flood good blood
    Before checking: good
    After checking: good

    11. sieve - grieve alive live
    Before checking: grieve
    After checking: live

    12. age - gouge gauge mirage foliage
    Before checking: mirage
    After checking: gauge

    13. very - query bury fury leery
    Before checking: leery
    After checking: bury

    14. enamour - devour hour canglour clamour
    Before checking: clamour
    After checking: clamour
    Which surprised me: canglour

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