The Chaos

Teaching Tips and File Stuff by Prof. Rosa A.
Ledesma
To The Memory of Nilce Sturla
The Chaos by Dr. Gerard Nolst Trenité (Netherlands, 1870-1946). First published:1920
Part 1 /phɑːt wʌn/
Dearest creature in creation, /ˈdɪərɪst ˈkr̥iːtʃər ɪn kr̥iːˈeɪʃᵊn /

Study English pronunciation. /ˈstʌdi ˈɪŋlɪʃ pr̥əˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃᵊn /
I will teach you in my verse /ˈaɪ wɪɫ thiːtʃ ju ɪm maɪ vɜːs /
Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse.
/ˈsaʊndz ˈlaɪk kɔːps / khɔː / hɔːs / ənd wɜːs /
I will keep you, Suzy, busy,
/ˈaɪ wɪɫ khiːp juː / ˈsuːzi / ˈbɪzi /
Make your head with heat grow dizzy.
/ˈmeɪk jɔː hed wɪθ hiːt ɡrəʊ ˈdɪzi /
Tear in eye, your dress will tear.
So shall I! Oh, hear my prayer. /ˈthɪər ɪn aɪ / jɔː dres wɪɫ theə /
Pray, console your loving poet, /ˈsəʊ ʃəɫ ˈaɪ / əʊ / hɪə maɪ pr̥eə /
Make my coat look new, dear, sew it! /pr̥eɪ / kənˈsəʊɫ jɔː ˈlʌvɪŋ ˈphəʊɪt /
/ˈmeɪk maɪ ˈkhəʊt ˈlʊk njuː / dɪə / səʊ ˈɪt /
Just compare heart, beard, and heard, /dʒəst kəmˈpheə hɑːt / bɪəd / ən hɜːd /
Dies and diet, lord and word, /daɪz ənd ˈdaət / lɔːd ən ˈwɜːd /
Sword and sward, retain and Britain. /sɔːd ən swɔːd / rɪˈtheɪn əm ˈbrɪtᵊn /
(Mind the latter, how it's written.)
/maɪnd ðə ˈlætə / ˈhaʊ ˈɪts ˈrɪtᵊn /
Now I surely will not plague you
/naʊ ˈaɪ ˈʃʊəli wɪɫ nɒt pl̥eɪɡ juː /
With such words as plaque and ague.
But be careful how you speak: /wɪθ sʌtʃ ˈwɜːdz əz pl̥æːk ənd ˈeɪɡjuː /
Say break and steak, but bleak and streak; /bət bi ˈkheəfʊl ˈhaʊ ju spiːk /
Cloven, oven, how and low, /ˈseɪ breɪk ən steɪk / bət bliːk ən str̥iːk /
Script, receipt, show, poem, and toe. /ˈkl̥əʊvᵊn / ˈʌvᵊn / ˈhaʊ ənd ləʊ /
/skr̥ɪpt / rɪˈsiːt / ʃəʊ / ˈphəʊɪm / ən təʊ /
Hear me say, devoid of trickery, /hɪə miː ˈseɪ / dɪˈvɔɪd əf ˈtr̥ɪkəri /

Daughter, laughter, and Terpsichore, /ˈdɔːtə / ˈlɑːftə / ən tɜːpˈsɪkəri /
Typhoid, measles, topsails, aisles, /ˈtaɪfɔɪd / ˈmiːzᵊlz / ˈtɒpseɪɫz / aɪɫz /
Exiles, similes, and reviles;
/ˈeksaɪɫz / ˈsɪmɪlɪz / ən rɪˈvaɪɫz /
Scholar, vicar, and cigar,
/ˈskɒlə / ˈvɪkə / ənd sɪˈːɡə /
Solar, mica, war and far;
One, anemone, Balmoral, /ˈsəʊlə / ˈmaɪkə / wɔːr ən ˈfɑː /
Kitchen, lichen, laundry, laurel; /wʌn / əˈneməni / bælˈmɒrəl /
Gertrude, German, wind and mind, /ˈkhɪtʃən / ˈlaɪkən / ˈlɔːndri / ˈlɒrəɫ /
Scene, Melpomene, mankind. /ˈɡɜːtr̥uːd / ˈdʒɜːmən / wɪnd ənd maɪnd /
/siːn / melˈpɒmɪniː / ˌmænˈkaɪnd /
Billet does not rhyme with ballet, /ˈbɪlɪt dəz nɒʔ raɪm wɪð ˈbæleɪ /
Bouquet, wallet, mallet, chalet. /bʊˈkeɪ / ˈwɒlɪt / ˈmælɪt / ˈʃæleɪ /
Blood and flood are not like food,
/blʌd ənd flʌd ə nɒt ˈlaɪk fuːd /
Nor is mould like should and would.
/nɔːr ɪz məʊld ˈlaɪk ʃʊd ən wʊd /
Viscous, viscount, load and broad,
Toward, to forward, to reward. /ˈvɪskəs / ˈvaɪkaʊnt / ləʊd ənd brɔːd /
And your pronunciation's OK /təˈwɔːd / tə ˈfɔːwəd / tə rɪˈwɔːd /
When you correctly say croquet, /ən jɔː pr̥əˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃᵊnz ˌəʊˈkheɪ /
Rounded, wounded, grieve and sieve, /wen ju kəˈrektl̥i ˈseɪ ˈkr̥əʊkeɪ /
/ˈraʊndɪd / ˈwuːndɪd / ˈɡriːv ənd sɪv /
3rd year Oral, 2021

Teaching Tips and File Stuff by Prof. Rosa A. Ledesma
Friend and fiend, alive and live. /ˈfr̥end ən fiːnd / əˈlaɪv ən laɪv /
Ivy, privy, famous; clamour /ˈaɪvi / ˈpr̥ɪvi / ˈfeɪməs / ˈkl̥æmə /

And enamour rhyme with hammer. /ənd ɪˈnæmə raɪm wɪθ ˈhæmə /
River, rival, tomb, bomb, comb, /ˈrɪvə / ˈraɪvəɫ / thuːm / ˈbɒm / khəʊm /
Doll and roll and some and home.
/dɒl ən rəʊɫ ən səm ən həʊm /
Stranger does not rhyme with anger,
/ˈstr̥eɪndʒə dəz nɒʔ raɪm wɪð ˈæŋɡə /
Neither does devour with clangour.
/ˈnaɪðə dəz dɪˈvaə wɪθ ˈkl̥æŋə /
Souls but foul, haunt but aunt,
Font, front, wont, want, grand, and grant, /səʊlz bət faʊl / hɔːnt bət ɑːnt /
Shoes, goes, does. Now first say finger, /fɒnt / fr̥ʌnt / wəʊnt / ˈwɒnt / ɡrænd / ən ɡrɑːnt /
And then singer, ginger, linger, /ʃuːz / ˈɡəʊz / dʌz / naʊ ˈfɜːs ˈseɪ ˈfɪŋɡə /
Real, zeal, mauve, gauze, gouge and gauge, /ən ðen ˈsɪŋə / ˈdʒɪndʒə / ˈlɪŋɡə /
Marriage, foliage, mirage, and age. /rɪəɫ / ziːəɫ / məʊv / ɡɔːz / ɡaʊdʒ əŋ ɡeɪdʒ /
/ˈmærɪdʒ / ˈfəʊliɪdʒ / ˈmɪrɑːʒ / ənd eɪdʒ /
Query does not rhyme with very, /ˈkw̥ɪəri dəz nɒʔ raɪm wɪð ˈveri /
Nor does fury sound like bury.
/nɔː dəz ˈfjʊəri ˈsaʊnd ˈlaɪk ˈberi /
Dost, lost, post and doth, cloth, loth.
/dʌst / lɒst / pəʊst ənd dʌθ / kl̥ɒθ / ləʊθ /
Job, nob, bosom, transom, oath.
Though the differences seem little, /dʒɒb / nɒb / ˈbʊzəm / ˈtr̥ænsəm / əʊθ /
We say actual but victual. /ðəʊ ðə ˈdɪfr̥ənsɪs siːm ˈlɪtᵊɫ /
/wi ˈseɪ ˈæktʃuəl bət ˈvɪtᵊɫ /
Part 2 /phɑːt ˈthuː /
Refer does not rhyme with deafer. /rɪˈfɜː dəz nɒʔ raɪm wɪð ˈdefə /
Foeffer does, and zephyr, heifer. /fefə dʌz / ən ˈzefə / ˈhefə /
Mint, pint, senate and sedate; /mɪnt / phaɪnt / ˈsenɪt ənd sɪˈdeɪt /
Dull, bull, and George ate late.
/dʌɫ / bʊl / ənd dʒɔːdʒ eʔ leɪt /
Scenic, Arabic, Pacific,
/ˈsiːnɪk / ˈærəbɪk / pəˈsɪfɪk /
Science, conscience, scientific.
/ˈsaəns / ˈkɒnʃəns / ˌsaənˈtɪfɪk /
Liberty, library, heave and heaven, /ˈlɪbəti / ˈlaɪbrəri / hiːv ənd ˈhevᵊn /
Rachel, ache, moustache, eleven. /ˈreɪtʃᵊl / eɪk / məˈstɑːʃ / ɪˈlevᵊn /
We say hallowed, but allowed, /wi ˈseɪ ˈhæləʊd / bət əˈlaʊd /
People, leopard, towed, but vowed. /ˈphiːpᵊl / ˈlepəd / thəʊd / bət vaʊd /
Mark the differences, moreover, /mɑːk ðə ˈdɪfr̥ənsɪz / mɔːˈrəʊvə /
Between mover, cover, clover; /bɪˈtw̥iːn ˈmuːvə / ˈkʌvə / ˈkl̥əʊvə /
Leeches, breeches, wise, precise,
/ˈliːtʃɪz / ˈbriːtʃɪz / waɪz / pr̥ɪˈsaɪs /
Chalice, but police and lice;
/ˈtʃælɪs / bət pəˈliːs ənd laɪs /
Camel, constable, unstable,
Principle, disciple, label. /ˈkhæməl / ˈkhɒnstəbᵊl / ʌnˈsteɪbᵊl /
/ˈpr̥ɪnsəpᵊl / dɪˈsaɪpᵊl / ˈleɪbᵊl /
Petal, panel, and canal, /ˈphetᵊl / ˈphænᵊl / ənd kəˈnæl /

Wait, surprise, plait, promise, pal. /weɪt / səˈpr̥aɪz / plæt / ˈpr̥ɒmɪs / phæl /
Worm and storm, chaise, chaos, chair, /wɜːm ən stɔːm / ʃeɪz / ˈkeɪɒs / tʃeə /
Senator, spectator, mayor. /ˈsenətə / spekˈtheɪtə / meə /
3rd year Oral, 2021

Teaching Tips and File Stuff by Prof. Rosa A. Ledesma
Tour, but our and succour, four. /thʊə / bət ˈaər ən ˈsʌkə / fɔː /
Gas, alas, and Arkansas. /ɡæs / əˈlæs / ənd ˈɑːkənsɔː /
Sea, idea, Korea, area, /siː / aɪˈdɪə / kəˈrɪə / ˈeəriə /
Psalm, Maria, but malaria. /sɑːm / məˈriːə / bət məˈleərɪə /
Youth, south, southern, cleanse and clean. /juːθ / saʊθ / ˈsʌðən / kl̥enz ənd kl̥iːn /
Doctrine, turpentine, marine.
/ˈdɒktr̥ɪn / ˈtɜːpəntaɪn / məˈriːn /
/kəmˈpheər ˈeɪliən wɪð ɪˈthæljən /

Compare alien with Italian,
Dandelion and battalion. /ˈdændɪlaən əm bəˈtæljən /
Sally with ally, yea, ye, /ˈsæli wɪð ˈælaɪ / jeɪ / jiː /
Eye, I, ay, aye, whey, and key. /aɪ / ˈaɪ / aɪ / aɪ / weɪ / ənd khiː /
Say aver, but ever, fever, /ˈseɪ əˈvɜː / bət ˈevə / ˈfiːvə /
Neither, leisure, skein, deceiver. /ˈnaɪðə / ˈleʒə / skeɪn / dɪˈsiːvə /
Heron, granary, canary. /ˈherən / ˈɡrænəri / kəˈneəri /
Crevice and device and aerie. /ˈkr̥evɪs ənd dɪˈvaɪs ənd ˈeəri /
Face, but preface, not efface.

/feɪs / bət ˈpr̥efɪs / nɒt ɪˈfeɪs /
Phlegm, phlegmatic, ass, glass, bass.
/fl̥em / fleɡˈmætɪk / æs / ˈɡlɑːs / ˈbeɪs /
Large, but target, gin, give, verging,
Ought, out, joust and scour, scourging. /lɑːdʒ / bət ˈthɑːɡɪt / dʒɪn / ɡɪv / ˈvɜːdʒɪŋ /
Ear, but earn and wear and tear /ˈɔːt / ˈaʊt / dʒaʊst ənd ˈskaə / ˈskɜːdʒɪŋ /
Do not rhyme with here but ere. /ɪə / bət ɜːn ənd weər ən theə /
Seven is right, but so is even, /duː nɒʔ raɪm wɪθ hɪə bət eə /
Hyphen, roughen, nephew Stephen, /ˈsevᵊn ɪz raɪt / bət ˈsəʊ ɪz ˈiːvᵊn /
Monkey, donkey, Turk and jerk, /ˈhaɪfᵊn / ˈrʌfᵊn / ˈnefjuː ˈstiːvᵊn /
Ask, grasp, wasp, and cork and work. /ˈmʌŋki / ˈdɒŋki / thɜːk ənd dʒɜːk /
/ɑːsk / ɡrɑːsp / wɒsp / ənd kɔːk ənd ˈwɜːk /
/pr̥əˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃᵊn ˈθɪŋk əf ˈsaɪki /

Pronunciation -- think of Psyche!
/ɪz ə ˈpheɪlɪŋ staʊt ən ˈspaɪki /
Is a paling stout and spikey?
Won't it make you lose your wits, /wəʊnt ˈɪt ˈmeɪk ju luːz jɔː wɪts /
Writing groats and saying grits? /ˈraɪtɪŋ ɡrəʊts ənd ˈseɪɪŋ ɡrɪts /
It's a dark abyss or tunnel: /ˈɪts ə dɑːk əˈbɪs ɔː ˈthʌnᵊl /
Strewn with stones, stowed, solace, gunwale, /str̥uːn wɪθ stəʊnz / stəʊd / ˈsɒlɪs / ˈɡʌnᵊl /
Islington and Isle of Wight, /ˈɪzlɪŋtən ənd aɪəɫ əv waɪt /
Housewife, verdict and indict. /ˈhaʊswaɪf / ˈvɜːdɪkt ənd ɪnˈdaɪt /
/ˈfaɪnəli / wɪtʃ raɪmz wɪð ɪˈnʌf /

Finally, which rhymes with enough --
/ðəʊ / θr̥uː / pl̥aʊ / ɔː dəʊ / ɔː khɒf /
Though, through, plough, or dough, or cough?
/ˈhɪkʌp həz ðə ˈsaʊnd əv khʌp /
Hiccough has the sound of cup.
My advice is to give up!!! /maɪ ədˈvaɪs ɪs tə ɡɪv ʌp /
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Teaching Tips and File Stuff by Prof. Rosa A.

Part 1 /phɑːt wʌn/

Dearest creature in creation, /ˈdɪərɪst ˈkr̥iːtʃər ɪn kr̥iːˈeɪʃᵊn /

Hear me say, devoid of trickery, /hɪə miː ˈseɪ / dɪˈvɔɪd əf ˈtr̥ɪkəri /

3rd year Oral, 2021

Ivy, privy, famous; clamour /ˈaɪvi / ˈpr̥ɪvi / ˈfeɪməs / ˈkl̥æmə /

Part 2 /phɑːt ˈthuː /

Petal, panel, and canal, /ˈphetᵊl / ˈphænᵊl / ənd kəˈnæl /

3rd year Oral, 2021

/kəmˈpheər ˈeɪliən wɪð ɪˈthæljən /

Face, but preface, not efface.

/pr̥əˌnʌnsɪˈeɪʃᵊn ˈθɪŋk əf ˈsaɪki /

/ˈfaɪnəli / wɪtʃ raɪmz wɪð ɪˈnʌf /

3rd year Oral, 2021

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