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II. Drill Exercises: Diphthongs



II. Drill Exercises: Diphthongs

 

 

[ei]

An ape hates grape cakes.
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.
A pleasant place to place a plaice is a place where a plaice is pleased to be placed.

 

[iǝ]

He fears her tears.
– The beer is here, my dear. A glass of beer will cheer you up. – That's a good idea, dear!

 

[ǝƱ]

When in Rome do as the Romans do.
Don't poke your nose into things you don't know.
Listen to the local yokel yodel.
A minute ago he spoke to Mr. Snow over the phone.
Don't go home alone; nobody knows how lonely the road is!
Moses supposes his toeses are roses but Moses supposes erroneously, for nobody’s toeses are posies for roses as Moses supposes his toeses to be!
There was an old man with a nose Who said: "If you chose to suppose That my nose is too long, You are certainly wrong!" That remarkable man with a nose.

 

[ai]

Out of sight, out of mind.
Strike while the iron is hot.
“Good bye”, said the Fly, as I passed by. “I’m going to try to fly to the sky.” You fly to the sky? You silly old fly! The sky is too high For a fly,” said I.

 

[Ʊǝ]

During the holiday many tourists go to Europe.
Poor wooer isn’t sure about the cruel rural moor.

 

[ɔi]

Enjoy Joyce’s toys and coins.
Your Rolls Royce is destroyed; it’s out of oil.
What noise annoys an oyster? Any noise annoys an oyster! But a noisy noise annoys an oyster most! But who makes a noisy noise just to annoy an oyster? Nobody makes a noisy noise just to annoy an oyster! So no oyster gets annoyed anymore!

 

[aƱ]

How now, brown cow?
We've found under a couch a round little brown mouse in our house in this town.

 

[εǝ]

There was a pair of hairbrushes somewhere upstairs.
“Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, where have you been?” “I've been to London to look at the Queen!” “Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, what did you do there”" “I frightened a little mouse from under the chair!”

 

 



  

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