4

We go from: 

Sam to same and lat to late and fam to fame and nam to name and rat to rate and lam to lame and san to sane. 

Et to ete as in complete and en to ene as in serene and em to eme as in extreme and ed to ede as in concede. 

Fin to fine and mil to mile and sit to site and lik to like and hiv to hive and rip to ripe and rid to ride and lif to life and tim to time.

Con to cone and lon to lone and hom to home and phon to phone and dron to drone and shon to shone.

Tun to tune and mut to mute and um to ume as in assume and but to bute as in contribute. 

5

We go from:

Shame to share and bate to bare and mane to mare and tame to tare and face to fare and daze to dare and rake to rare and cane to care and hate to hare and pane to pare.

Ete to ere as in here and ede to ere as in mere and eme to ere as in severe.

Fine to Fire and Hike to hire and dice to dire and site to sire and time to tire and mine to admire.

Cote to core and dote to adore and lone to lore and mode to more and sole to sore and tone to tore.

Cute to cure and mute to endure and refute to lure and repute to pure. 

7

friend, anyone, says, said,

bend, lend, belt, felt, knelt, address, ever, end, 

set, bet, gel, men, peg, leg, 

weapons, jeopardy, leopard, endeavour, 

wealth, health, stealth, 

leather, weather, feather, heather

bread, dread, thread, tread, head, spread 

peasant, pheasant, pleasant, 

pleasure, treasure, measure, leisure, 

My friend, ever so true,

Will lend a hand to anyone who needs it too.

Said with a belt of felt,

He’ll knelt and address the issue at hand.

Weapons and jeopardy, leopard and endeavour, 

Wealth and health, stealth and leather. 

Weather and feather, heather and bread, 

Dread and thread, tread and head. 

Spread the peasant’s pheasant pleasantry, 

Treasure the pleasure of leisurely. 

Measure the wealth of a feathery bed, 

Set a bet on the gel in your head. 

End the dread with a peg in your leg, 

Bend to the will of a leopard’s beg. 

Gel with men who have no wealth or health, 

And spread the pleasure of leisurely stealth.

8

fat, man, ram, sad, lad, cab, 

cash, pack, catch, latch, match, hatch, ant, rant, 

passion, ration, fashion, add,  rabbit, 

shabby, craggy, alley, 

dabble, rattle, cattle, apple,  

A fat man in a cab, so sad and lonely,

He had no one to latch onto, no one to call his own,

He had no passion, no ration of love,

Just a craggy alley he called home,

He’d dabble and rattle around town,

Catching glimpses of the apple tree,

But he’d never catch a break, never match the luck of others,

And his heart was filled with misery,

He’d pack up his things and try to move on, 

But the sadness would always come back, 

Until one day he saw a ram in the field, 

And his heart began to fill with joy and glee, 

The ram was young and strong, a lad full of life, 

And it seemed like it was meant to be, 

The man found solace in the ram’s presence, 

And together they ran off into the night free.

9

aunt, laugh, heart, can’t,  

part, half, calf, branch, target, 

morale, locale, rationale,       

seminar, webinar, bar, far, car, card, hard,

advance, advantage, staff,  

My Aunt, she’s a joy to behold,

Her laugh is like music to my soul.

It fills my heart with such delight,

I can’t help but smile in its light.

Her wisdom is part of her charm,

Half of it I can’t even disarm.

She’s wise as an old calf in the field,

And her advice is like a sturdy branch that won’t yield.

Her morale is always so high,

No matter the locale or the rationale why. 

She’ll attend a seminar or webinar with ease, 

And never be too far from home to please. 

A bar or car she’ll take with grace, 

A card game she’ll play without haste. 

Hard work and dedication are her staff and shield, 

Advancement and advantage are what she will yield.

12

suit, juice, fruit, recruit, pursuit, cruise, shoe, prove, through, 

food, mood, loot, root, room, 

Don’t spill fruit juice on your suit.

through, threw,  

I threw the ball through the window.

blew, flew, grew, drew, chew, slew, brew, threw vs. new, few, knew, 

A suit of clothes, a juice of fruit,

A recruit to join the pursuit,

A cruise to take us far away,

A shoe to prove we’ll make it through the day.

A fool who jumps into a pool,

A goose who chooses not to be cruel,

Youthful food that’s good for the mood,

Loot that’s found in a hidden room.

The wind blew and the birds flew high, 

The plants grew and the artist drew nigh, 

We chew our food and then we slew, 

Brewing tea and throwing it too. 

We’re starting anew with a few things known, 

Our courage will help us grow and be shown. 

So don’t be afraid of what you must do, 

Prove your worth and success will come true!

13

bush, push, 

bull, full,  pull, 

put, butcher, 

book, cook, look, shook, soot, tooth, 

good, wood,

could, should, would,  

A bush of green, so full and lush,

A pull of strength, a push to trust,

A butcher sharp, a cook so wise,

A book of knowledge, a look in his eyes.

A shook of fear, a tooth so white,

A wood of strength, a good in sight,

A soot of smoke, the air so still,

Could it be done? Should it be willed? 

Would it be done? The answer is yes! 

For with courage and strength we can pass any test.

14

throw, elbow, below, although, shoulders, won’t,  

smoke, doze, clothes,

old, gold, hold, fold, mould, sold,

load, boat, roast, cockroach, road,

know, go, blow, grow, flow, show, sew, so, 

My shoulders won’t throw, although I try,

My elbow below is too weak to fly.

I doze off in my clothes of old gold,

And fold them up, so they can be sold.

A load of boat I can’t hold or mould,

But I can roast a cockroach on the road.

I know I must go and blow the wind,

Grow and flow, show and sew, so it begins. 

The smoke that rises from the fire below, 

Won’t let me know what I should do or go. 

But if I blow and grow and flow, 

I’ll show the world what I can sew.

17

ar, er, re, ir, or, ur = the same sound? 

calendar, collar, dollar,  

search, learn, earn, heard,   

stern, tern, herd, kernel, longer,  

theatre, centre, metre, mediocre,  

first, thirst, shirt, dirt, girl, stir, 

work, word, worse, worker, worth, 

flavour, colour, endeavour, favour, journey, 

behaviour, saviour, 

turn, burn, urn, curb, disturb, curve, churn, 

forward, backward,  

A calendar of days, a collar of lace,

A dollar to earn, a search to take place,

A stern command, a tern in flight,

A herd of cows, a kernel so bright,

The theatre’s stage, the centre of town,

A metre of length, mediocre renown,

The first step taken, the thirst for more,

A shirt of cotton, dirt on the floor,

Work and word together, worse than before, 

Worker and worth in one accord, 

Flavour and colour to endeavour and favour, 

On a journey with behaviour so savoury, 

Turning around, burning with heat, 

An urn full of ashes, curb the defeat, 

Disturb not the curve or churn up the sea, 

Forward or backward it’s up to thee.

18

thief, key, relieved, receipt, field, conceited, shield, relief, People,

flee, free, refugee, knee, referee, committee, CV, me, he, 

need, freeze, greet, see, meet, week, leek, peek, seek, cheek, feel, peel, seem, eighteen, cheetah, 

meat, meal, weak, leak, peak, freak, deal, seal, team, seam, seat, cheater,

leave, heave, cleave, believe, 

even,  lever, metre, lethal, 

mete, cede, 

serious, series, species, senior, previous,

media, medium, mediate, mediocre,

quarantine, machine, caffeine,

The thief had a key,

Relieved to have a receipt,

He ran through the field,

Conceited and shielded.

Relief for the people,

Fleeing to be free,

Refugees on their knee,

A referee in committee.

CV for me and he, 

Need to freeze and greet, 

See and meet each week, 

Leek and peek to seek. 

Cheek to feel and peel, 

Seem so eighteen and cheetah, 

Meat or meal so weak, 

Leak or peak so freak. 

Deal or seal with team, 

Seam or seat with cheater, 

Leave or heave to cleave, 

Believe in even lever.

Metre so lethal yet mete,  

Cede with serious series species senior previous.  

Media medium mediate mediocre quarantine machine caffeine.  

A poem of words complete!

19

money, monkey, monk, someone, none, done, come, become,  

enough, rough, tough, 

flood, blood, 

oven, onion,

touch, much, such, fund,

but, cut, hut, gut, mutt, nut, 

upstairs, discussion, stunning, cunning, 

sung, lung, flung, hung, rung, slung, young, among,

bunk, drunk, sunk, funk, junk, 

culture, ultra, ultimate, difficult, result, consult, consultant,

colour, product, duck, luck, suck, chuck, deduct, conduct, bus, Plus, fuss, 

love, glove, above, shove, dove, 

bun, bunny, sun, sunny, sun, son, fun, funny, run, runny, gun, nun, pun, tonne, won, one, 

sub, rub, hub, dubbed, public,

hurry, curry, blurry, flurry, 

curve, serve, swerve, nerve, 

A monk with money, someone none had done,

Came to become enough of a rough tough one.

A flood of blood, an oven and onion too,

A touch so much, such a fund to pursue.

But cut the hut and gut the mutt and nut,

Upstairs for discussion, stunning and cunning cut.

Sung a lung and flung a hung and rung,

Slung a young one among the bunk drunk sunk.

Funk and junk all around the hut, 

The monk with money had enough of what?

Culture, ultra, ultimate, difficult, result,

Consult a consultant to get the best outcome,

Colourful products that will make you duck,

Luck is a factor but don’t suck or chuck,

Deduct the cost and conduct a bus,

Plus add some fuss and show some love,

Glove your hands and shove above,

Dove into the sky and see what’s up!

Bun in the oven or bunny in the sun? 

Sunny days are fun with funny runs, 

Runny nose from gun or nun with pun? 

Tonne of won and one of sub, 

Rub your hub and dub it public, 

Hurry up now, no time to curry, 

Blurry vision or flurry of nerves? 

Curve around or serve and swerve? 

Nerve-wracking but worth it in the end.

20

break, steak, great,

fake, brake, lake, make, take, headache, stomach-ache,

weight, rate, late, fate, crate, greater, grater, 

suede, fete, 

obey, gray, survey, convey, prey, delay, day, ray, may, say, play, slay, tray, pray, day, lay, 

aim, bail, daily, gail, hail, jail, mail, nail, pail, quail, rail, sail, tail, avail, wail, raise, detail, fail, rain, 

pain, brain, main, saint, train, remain, campaign, laid, raid, 

pale, tale, male, sale, safe, late, latest, race, face, made, blade, laser, eraser, 

racism, variable, patient, famous, dangerous, nature, nation, data, vacancy, favourite, status, label

malaria, radiologist, area, latency, bracelet, parade, ancient, facial, elation, fatal,  

The break of day, a steak so great,

A pain in my brain, my main concern of late.

A saintly train, I remain to campaign,

Laid out a plan and made a raid.

Obey the rules and stay in gray,

Survey the land and convey what I say.

Prey on the weak and delay the day,

A ray of hope may light the way. 

Say what you will but play it safe, 

Slay your demons and pray for grace. 

Tray full of food to make you strong, 

Brake away from all that’s wrong. 

Lake so blue and make no mistake, 

Take a deep breath to ease the ache. 

Headache and stomach-ache so weighty, 

Rate your progress or face defeat. 

Late for work but fate has other plans, 

Crate up your worries with greater demands.  

Suede shoes for a fete so grand,  

Aim high and never fail to stand.  

Bail out when daily life gets stale,  

Gail’s advice is never frail.   

Hail Sarah full of stylish grace,   

Jail time is not worth this time.    

Mail it off with one swift nail,    

Pail of water to quench your thirst without fail.    

Rain on the windowpane pale as snowflakes 

fall from tailgate sky above;    

Sail away on an avail ship with wails of love;    

Raise your voice in detail as you fail to hide;    

Latest news is that you can race against time!    

Face your fears with courage made of steel;    

Blade sharpened by laser beam so real;    

Eraser ready to wipe away mistakes;     

Rail against injustice no matter how it shakes!     

Sail through life with courage in your heart;     

Tailwinds will help you reach your start!    

 Avail yourself of all that life can give;     

Wail not for what you cannot have!     

Raise up your head and take control;     

Detail each step as you reach your goal!     

Fail not in spirit or faith or love;     

Latest news is that you can rise above!

Racism is a dangerous variable,

It’s a label that has caused fatal elation.

Patiently we must wait and see,

What our nation can do to set us free.

Data shows the status of our nation,

And the ancient parade of segregation.

Famous faces have been seen in this area,

But the vacancy of change is still there.

Malaria is a disease with latency,

A radiologist must wear a bracelet for safety.

Nature has its own favourite facial expression, 

But it’s time to end this racial oppression.

21

air, hair, chair, pair, fair, downstairs, 

bare, care, fare, pare, share, dare, 

bear, gear, hear, tear, pear, wear, 

their, there, they’re, 

millionaires, questionnaires, parents,

A chair, a pair, a fair, downstairs,

A bare, a care, a fare, to pare,

A share, a dare, a bear and gear,

A hear, a tear, a pear and wear,

Their there they’re all around us here,

Millionaires and questionnaires appear,

Parents who care for us so dear,

And show us how to live without fear.

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poor,

sewer, brewer, 

truer,

What’s truer than a sewer by the brewer who is poor? 

A poor sewer, a brewer, a truer,

All three of these people have their own allure,

The sewer toils in the dark and the dirt,

The brewer creates a drink that can quench any thirst,

The truer is the one who speaks with honesty and heart,

Their words are like a balm that can heal any hurt,

Though they may not be seen as important or grand,

They each have their own special place in this land.

25

1: blood, flood,

2: door, floor, poor,

3: Poor, 

4: good, foot, stood, hood, book: uh

5: food, mood, loot, hoot, shoot: uu->

They are throwing good food on the floor near the blood.

Blood, flood, door, floor, poor,

Good, foot, stood, hood, book,

Food, mood, loot, hoot, shoot,

The poor man stood in the flood of blood,

His hood was soaked and his foot was stuck,

He had no food and his mood was low,

He had no loot and he had no hoot,

He looked around for a way to escape,

But all he saw was a closed door’s shape,

He tried to move but he couldn’t budge, 

So he opened the book that was in his hood’s edge, 

The book said to shoot at the door with force, 

And so he did with all of his might of course, 

The door flew open and the flood receded, 

And the poor man found himself freed.

27

rice, nice, mice, dice, pipes, piping,

like, bike, hike, spike, ripe, white,

right, fight, might, night, right, sight, light, tight, bright, plight, 

buy, by, bi, eyes, height, 

style, cyber, hyper, hybrid, hyperactive, hydrant, hypochondriac, dehydrate, dynamic,

align, sign, malign, benign, design, designer,

July, supply, cry, spy, dry, rye, deny, defy,

aisle, I’ll, HIFI, WIFI,

lie, tie, die, vie, pie, 

bison , bicycle, biology, biological, bilateral, 

Microsoft, micro, minus, minor, migrating,

criteria, crisis, 

diverse, director, direct, dilemma, diamond, diameter,

private, priority, primary, Pioneer, priority, 

utilise, utilisation, normalise, normalisation, centralise, centralisation, digitalise, digitalisation, 

optimise, optimisation, specialise, specialisation, familiarise, familiarisation, socialise,

socialisation, realise, realisation, prioritize, prioritise,

organisation, realisation, nationalisation, socialisation, digitalisation,

arthritis, meningitis, tendinitis, 

rhino, obliged, hierarchy, climate, Vikings,

finance, financial, final, finally, 

triangle,  trimester, trident, trial,

viral, vital, virus, supervisor,

disguise, guide, guidance,

identify, Item, Ikea, Idea, identity,  

child, wild, mild,

diamond, liar, biased, viable, Niagra, viagra, 

behind, mind, find, kind, mankind,

rely, reliable, deny, deniable, comply, compliable, 

vice versa, requirement. confinement,

Rice is nice, and mice can dice,

We’ll fight the night with all our might,

To see the sight of a bright light so tight.

The plight of those who buy and by,

Will open up their eyes to the height of style.

Like a bike or hike, or even a spike,

Ripe and white will be just right.

Cyber and hyper are hybrid and hyperactive, 

Hydrants and hypochondriacs will dehydrate. 

Align the sign to malign or benign, 

Designer clothes for July supply. 

Cry and spy in the dry rye, 

Deny or defy with an aisle I’ll try. 

HIFI and WIFI are no lie, 

Tie it up with die or vie or pie. 

The bison roams the plains,

Bicycles and biology, a strange pairing.

Pipes and piping, a biological bilaterality.

Microsoft and micro, a minus minor.

Migrating with criteria in this crisis.

A Pioneer of private priority and primary diamond diameter.

Diverse directors direct this dilemma. 

A complex combination of technology and nature, 

A unique blend of the old and the new.

Organise, realise, nationalise,

The world is changing, no surprise.

Socialise, digitalise, optimise,

A new way of life we must devise.

Familiarise and centralise,

To make the most of our enterprise.

Specialise and prioritise,

To make sure we all realise. 

We must work together to succeed, 

And use the tools that we need. 

Organising our lives in a new way, 

Will help us to move forward today.

Arthritis and meningitis, tendinitis too;

Rhino and obliged, hierarchy and climate too.

Vikings of old with their utilisation;

Normalisation of all for a better nation. 

Realisation of goals that we strive to achieve; 

Utilising the tools that we have to retrieve. 

Socialisation of people in a common cause; 

Centralisation of efforts to make it pause. 

Digitalisation of data for a better view; 

Optimising the process to make it true. 

Familiarisation with the new technology; 

Specialising in skills for our society. 

Prioritising our needs is what we must do; 

Nationalising our efforts will see us through. 

Realising our dreams with organisation strong; 

Socialising together is where we belong!

Financial woes, a final trial,

A trident triangle, a trimester’s denial.

Vital guidance from a supervisor’s eye,

Viral disguise to identify.

An Ikea item or an idea of child,

Mild or wild, the choice is mild.

A diamond liar with biased views,

Niagra Falls and Viagra clues. 

Behind the mind and find mankind, 

Reliable rely and deniable deny. 

Compliable comply and vice versa vice, 

Dynamic requirement for confinement nice.

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rain, fail, paid, raid, raise, 

coat, boat, load, road,

meet, seek, greet, see, 

lie. die, tie, vie,

day, may, say, play,

ai, oa, ie, ay, ea, ee,

When these two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking. 

Rain falls from the sky,

A heavy load to bear.

We seek shelter from the raid,

But no one seems to care.

We raise our voices in protest,

But our pleas are not heeded.

We pay the price for our dissent,

Our rights are not conceded. 

We board a boat and set sail, 

In search of a better life. 

We meet new people on the road, 

And greet them with a smile. 

We vie for freedom and justice, 

But sometimes we must lie. 

For if we tell the truth we die, 

And so we must deny. 

 We may not have much to say, 

But still we find a way.  

To play and laugh and hope again,  

On this rainy day.

29

The invisible vowel sound 

doesn’t, was@n’t, has@n’t should@n’t 

cri ti ci s@m, Racis@m, Rhyth@m 

A world of confusion,

Where criticism and racism reign,

It doesn’t have to be this way,

But it’s been this way for so long.

We shouldn’t accept it any longer,

We couldn’t ignore it any more,

We wouldn’t stand for it any further,

And we didn’t have to before. 

But we hadn’t seen the truth yet, 

And we wasn’t ready to face it, 

So we hasn’t taken a stand yet, 

And the rhythm of our lives is still offbeat. 

Let’s take a stand together now, 

Let’s make a change together now, 

Let’s create a better world together now, 

Where criticism and racism don’t exist.

31

fuel, Tuesday, due, continue, queue, cue, 

new, knew, few, 

jury, fury, during, bureaucracy, beautiful, nuisance,

amuse, cucumber, computer, ridiculous, mutating, 

attribute, distribute, assume, commute, accuse, 

Vs

glue, clue, sue, flu, 

bury

Tuesday, a new day, a few knew,

A bureaucracy of due, continue in queue.

A fury of during, a nuisance to assume,

A beautiful attribute to distribute and consume.

Computer and cucumber, ridiculous to amuse,

Mutating and accuse, flu and glue to diffuse.

Clue and sue, assume or commute,

Accuse or bury the fury with a mute. 

Fuel the fire with an attribute divine, 

Distribute the knowledge with a clue that’s sublime. 

Commute the journey with an assumption that’s true, 

Continue the journey with a flu that’s due. 

Glue the pieces together in this puzzle of life, 

Cue the music for this beautiful strife. 

Amuse yourself with this ridiculous ride, 

And assume you’ll make it out alive!

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quit, quite, quiet, equipment, queries, quick

equator, equity, equilibrium

queen, quail, quiver, quirky, banquet, 

Quit being quite quiet! Quit being silly. Quit it.

vs

Plaque, critique, boutique

Quietly I quit my queries,

Equipment and equity in equilibrium.

A quick quiver of quail, a quirky queen,

A banquet of plaques and a boutique of critiques seen.

Quite the equator, quite the equity,

Quite the quietude that I seek.

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knew, few, new, dew vs. blew, flew, grew, drew, chew, slew, brew , drew 

The morning dew glistened in the sun,

A few birds flew and had some fun.

The trees grew tall and strong, it’s true,

And I knew that I was in love with you. 

The wind blew through the leaves so green, 

And I drew a picture of what I had seen. 

I chewed on a blade of grass so sweet, 

And thought of how our love could never be beat. 

We slew all the doubts that we had in our minds, 

And brewed up a plan to leave them behind. 

We drew up a map to show us the way, 

And started anew on a brand new day.

40

phase (z) vs. face (s)

lose vs. loose

his vs. hiss

Ms.  Miss 

rise vs. rice

zoo vs. sue 

razor vs. racer

lose, lost, lost: perder  

Vs.  

loose: suelto/flojo

Phase of life, his face so loose,

His hiss of pain, Ms. Miss refuse.

Rise up to the challenge, rice in hand,

Zoo of animals, Sue takes a stand.

Razor sharp wit, racer on the track,

Life’s a journey, no turning back.

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Gh=F = in these very common 5 words 

Enough, Rough, Tough, Cough, Laugh

@              @         @           O          aa

Enough of the rough and tough,

Let’s laugh and not cough.

Let’s take a break from the stuff,

And just enjoy life off.

Enough of the hard and gruff,

Let’s take a moment to laugh.

Forget all the things that are tough,

And just enjoy life’s path. 

Enough of the stress and bluff, 

Let’s take a moment to laugh. 

Forget all the things that are rough, 

And just enjoy life’s staff.

vs. 

Gh= silent

Night, right, through, bought, thought, although

I bought a robot. I bought a boat. 

Although/even though: dou

Thought: think: zot

Through: zru

Thoroughly: z@r@ly: properly/completely: Please, look at the details thoroughly or you may have problems.

The night is dark and still,

Though I’m feeling a chill,

I thought I ought to fight

And make things right.

Although I’m feeling slight,

I know I must be thorough,

And bring the weight of light

To make things right.

I bought a sleigh of wrought iron, 

To carry me through the night, 

But even though it’s quite a sight, 

It’s not quite enough to make things right. 

So I must weigh my options carefully, 

And think of what I ought to do. 

For only then will I be able to see, 

What it takes to make things right for me.

43

Elision

Elision is the loss of a phoneme, most commonly the last phoneme of a word, and most commonly the /t/ and /d/ sounds. Have a look at these examples:

left back

stand by

looked back

I must go

In each case the last phoneme of the first word is elided (lost). In the most simple terms, the reason is that the time and effort required to change the mouth position from the /t/ to the /b/ sound (as in the first example) or the /t/ to the /g/ sound (as in the last example) is too big!

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Assimilation

Assimilation occurs when a phoneme (sound) in one word causes a change in a sound in a neighbouring word. For example, try saying the following pairs of words:

in Bath

last year

Hyde Park

You’ll notice that the last sound of the first word changes in each case. The /n/ sound becomes /m/, /t/ becomes /tʃ/ and /d/ becomes /b/.

https://tfcs.baruch.cuny.edu/assimilation/

Dropped you off

Did you: diju 

Would you     the J of Jon

Could you

Should you 

I want you to do this

I wanchuu 

Let you      cha cha cha

Don’t you      

What you

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Delayed plosion 

Our “red dye” and “red eye” is an example of this. To articulate “red dye”, we must take a very short pause before the /d/ sound. The /d/ is an example of a plosive consonant sounds where the vocal tract stops all airflow. Other examples are /b/,/d/, /g/, /p/, /t/ and /k/. This pause before the plosive gives us the name of this feature, delayed plosion.

Another example: the right tie (delay) – the right eye (no delay)

red dye vs. red eye.

right tie vs. right eye. 

rock cakes.

hot tripe.

wind down.

I want to …

Vs.

Team mates. 

this stop.

thin nose. 

full lips. 

this singer.

48

Sh

sure, tension, extension 

relation, nation

chef, chalet, machine, cliché 

martial, partial, 

musician, electrician 

social, racial 

delicious, precious, luscious, gracious 

The tension is sure, a relation of nation,

A chef in a chalet, a machine of cliché,

Partial to martial, an electrician musician,

Social and racial, it’s all so precious.

Delicious and luscious, gracious and kind,

A world of extension, no longer confined,

A world of acceptance, no more left behind,

A world of connection, no more left to find.

51

democracy, photography, choreography

Democracy is a dance,

A choreography of life,

Where we all have a chance,

To make our dreams come alive.

Photography captures the moment,

The beauty of the scene,

The power of the people,

In a single frame. 

Democracy is a movement, 

A journey to be shared, 

Where we can all be heard, 

And our voices are declared. 

Photography is a story, 

A tale of our time, 

Where democracy can thrive, 

And freedom can shine.

52

du = J in Jon

dg = J in Jon

ge – gi = J in Jon

education, gradually, procedure,

soldier, gorgeous, huge, 

edge, bridge, judge, budge, grudge, fudge cake, dodge, midget, judgement, 

gin, general 

A soldier stands at the edge of a bridge,

Gorgeous and huge, it’s a sight to behold.

He must judge his next move, but he won’t budge.

He holds a grudge against the enemy, and will dodge

Any chance of defeat. He’s a midget in comparison,

But his judgement is sound and his education is strong.

He’ll gradually go through the procedure of war,

And hope for victory more than a fudge cake galore.

54

I mixed up breathe with breed. 

They, the, then

dad, deal, do

Did dad deal with Donald duck?

They the dad then do deal,

To make sure all is real.

He works hard and never stops,

To make sure his family never drops.

He’s always there when they need him most,

And he’ll never let them coast.

He’s a father who loves and cares,

And will always be there.

56

et = ei 

buffet, ballet, chalet, bouquet, ricochet, bidet

A buffet of food, a ballet of grace,

A chalet in the mountains, a bouquet of lace.

A ricochet of laughter, a bidet for clean,

These are the things that make life so serene.

57

equipment vs. guardian

Quietly I quit my queries,

Equipment and equity in equilibrium.

A quick quiver of quail, a quirky queen,

A banquet of plaques and a boutique of critiques seen.

Quite the equator, quite the equity,

Quite the quietude that I seek.

vs. 

A guardian’s guidance is a gift divine,

A guide to help us through the winding line.

Guilt and guile can be a heavy load,

But with a guest we can lighten the road.

We guess and guard our way through life,

And with a guardian’s help, we’ll make it right.

58

The tongue stays behind the teeth. (D, Z, C, TH)

Madrid, Dad, den, dead, 

zip, zoo, zap

cynical, centre, citrus 

thin, three, thirsty 

In Madrid, my Dad and I went to the den,

To explore the zoo, and zap some dead ends.

We were feeling quite cynical, but we found our centre,

When we stopped for a citrus snack, so sweet and tender.

We were thin as a three-legged cat, so thirsty for more,

But the zip of energy kept us going to explore,

The sights of Madrid, with its culture galore, 

A day with Dad that I’ll never ignore.

59

sight, night, height (high) vs. weigh: way: weight/eight: eit

The night is dark and the stars are bright,

The sight of them fills me with delight.

The height of the sky is so very high,

It’s hard to weigh the beauty in my eye.

The way I feel when I look up above,

Is a weight that I can’t quite describe.

68 stars twinkle in the night sky,

A sight that will never pass me by.

60

ham: jamon 

jam: atasco/marmalada

marmalade: orange jam 

A ham and jam sandwich I made,

With marmalade on the side,

I laughed out loud, hahaha,

It was a tasty ride!

62

would = wood 

would = good ????

war, waist, Wheel, wet, wheel = would

will = gill

would, good, would

A wheel of wood, a wheel of will,

A wet waist, a war to fill.

Would good come from this wheel of wood?

Would it bring us peace and good?

A gill of will, a gill of would,

A wet waist, a war to hold.

Would good come from this wheel of wood?

Would it bring us peace and good?

A wheel of wood, a wheel of will,

A wet waist, a war to kill.

Would good come from this wheel of wood? 

Would it bring us peace and good?

63

baccalaureate : 

bee k@ lo riet

bachillerato

Bachelor: unmarried person

Bachelor´s degree: carrera

A baccalaureate degree is a must,

To get a Bachelor’s degree you must trust.

It’s the key to success, no need to fuss,

It’s the only way to get ahead of us.

A Bachelor’s degree is a great achievement,

It will open many doors, no need for bereavement.

You’ll be able to do what you want and believe,

And your future will be bright, no need to grieve.

So if you want to succeed in life and career,

You must get a Bachelor’s degree without fear. 

It will open up many opportunities for you, 

And make your dreams come true.

64

raise vs. rise 

rate vs. rite

main  vs  mine

aim     vs  I’m

aid      vs. I’d

I’d raise my aim, and rise to the rite,

To mine the main and mime the maim,

But I fail to file what I’d laid,

For I lied about the aid I’d take.

My rate of success is not so great,

For I’m stuck in a rut that’s hard to break. 

But if I keep trying with all my might, 

I’ll reach my goal and see the light.

65

the middle ages vs. middle age = 

a middle aged person

midlife crisis

The Middle Ages, a time of knights and kings,

A time of castles and of many things.

A time when life was hard and strife was rife,

But still, a time of joy and love and life.

Middle age, a time of change and growth,

A time to look back on what we’ve done so far,

A time to reflect on our lives, our loves, our dreams,

And to plan for the future that lies ahead of us it seems.

A middle-aged person, in the midst of midlife crisis, 

Trying to make sense of all the changes that life brings, 

Trying to find balance between what’s been done and what’s yet to come, 

Trying to find peace in the midst of all the chaos that has become.

66

which, that, who, whom, whose, when, what, why, how, whenever, however, whoever, whatever

Which way will I go,

That is the question I ask,

Who will be my guide,

Whom can I trust?

Whose advice should I take,

When will I know?

What is the right path, 

Why am I so lost? 

How can I find my way, 

Whenever life gets tough? 

However hard it may be, 

Whoever comes my way, 

Whatever they may say, 

I’ll find my own way.

67

this     these

pick    peak

ship    sheep 

hit      heat

sit       seat

shit     sheet

fit       feet 

live     leave 

chip    cheap

This pick of peak, a ship of sheep,

Hit the heat and sit in seat,

Shit on sheet and fit the feet,

Live and leave with chip so cheap.

70

X-Ray, X-Box, X-Men

X-Men

X-Ray, see through walls,

X-Box, play all day long,

X-Men, heroes so strong,

A world of X’s that can’t go wrong.

71

beside vs. besides

Beside me, nothing else exists,

Besides the moment, nothing persists.

The world around me fades away,

As I stand here in my own way.

72

know vs. now

bow vs. bow

row vs. row 

Know now, bow low like a bow,

Row without a row, the boat will go.

The river’s deep and wide,

We’ll take a peaceful ride.

73

cost vs. coast

John Vs. Joan

John and Joan went to the coast,

To find a place they could boast,

The cost was high but worth the fee,

For a day of fun by the sea.

law, saw, because, all, tall, small vs. low, so, no, grow, know, go

Law saw because all tall,

Small low so no grow,

Know go and make it all,

A journey that will never slow.

74

love vs. laugh

Love is a joy that’s meant to last,

So laugh and cherish every moment that passes.

75

throw vs. through

Throw your worries away,

Through the night and into day.

76

plan vs. plane

My plan is set, I’m ready to go,

Aboard the plane, my dreams will show.

77

kettle vs. cattle 

men vs. man

Kettle boiling, cattle lowing,

Men working, man mowing,

A peaceful day in the country,

A pleasant sight to see.

78

passion , ration vs. nation

My passion for this nation,

A force that can’t be rationed,

A love that knows no fashion,

A bond that will not lessen.

79

species vs. spices

Life of all species,

Spices of joyful pieces. .

80

chop vs. shop

Chop the wood, shop for food,

A cozy home is all I need.

81

shout vs. shoot

Shout out loud, let your voice be heard,

Shoot for the stars, and never give up on your dreams.

82

swords, answer

My sword is drawn, the answer clear,

A battle won, a victory near.

83

fairy vs. firey

Fairy wings of light,

Dancing in the firey night.

84

staff vs. stuff 

love vs. laugh

My staff is my stuff,

It’s all I need to get enough.

Stuff and staff, love and laugh,

A happy life is the best path.

85

humane vs. human

Humane, so kind and true,

A reminder of what it means to be human.

87

There are vs. They are

There are moments of joy,

They are fleeting and few.

88

woman vs. women

Woman, strong and wise,

Women, together we rise.

89

whole = hole

A hole in my heart,

My whole world apart.

90

hair, hare vs. here

My hair is here, a hare I fear,

It’s time to cut and make it clear.

91

chorus: estribillo

choir: coro: kuaier

Chorus of voices, singing in a choir,

A beautiful sound that will never expire.

92

let’s walk to The Wok.

wook to wok

Wok sizzles, steam rises high,

Walk away and let it fry.

93

squirt vs. squirrel vs. squire

Squirrels squire around,

Making a squirt sound.

94

Dates

July 22 or The 22nd of July

March 3 or The 3rd of March

September 15 or The fifteenth of September 

95

watches: i

kindness: e

Time watches on,

A kindness that never fades away.

96

bass : beis: sound

military base 

bass/ass: fish

The military base hums,

Bass fish swim to the drum and bass.

97

brunch: breakfast & Lunch

branch: rama/sucursal 

Breakfast and lunch, a brunch to share,

A bank branch, a tree branch, so much to compare.

98

8, 18, 80, 800, 8000, 80,000, 800,000, 8,000,0000

80 is the start of a journey,

A path that will take us to 18.

80 is the number of miles,

We must travel to reach our destination.

800 is the number of days,

We must endure on our quest.

8000 is the number of hours,

We must spend in order to pass the test.

80,000 is the number of thoughts,

That will cross our minds along the way.

800,000 is the number of steps,

We must take before we can say “Hooray!” 

80,000,000 is the number of dreams, 

That will come true when we reach our goal. 

The journey may be long and hard, 

But it’s worth it for our soul!