25/6/13

Five amusing limericks for your Phonetics class

Learn English phonemes and have fun:


[V/i:]

There was a young lady of Calcutta
Who had a very bad stutter.
She said to her niece
Will you pass me the cheese
And the b-b-b-b- butter

 [u:/aU]

A diner while dining at Crewe
Found a rather large mouse in his stew,
Said the waiter, "Don't shout
And wave it about,
Or the rest will be wanting one, too."

[aI@/Q]

There was an odd fellow of Tyre,
Who constantly sat on the fire.
When asked , "Are you hot?"
He said, "Certainly not,
I´m James Winterbotham, Esquire."

[I/O:]

There was an old person of Wick,
Who said, "Tick-a-Tick, Tick-a-Tick,
Chickabee, Chickabaw,"
And he said nothing more,
This laconic old person of Wick.

[{/t]

There was a young girl of West Ham
Who hastily jumped on a tram.
When she had embarked
The conductor remarked,
"Your fare, miss." She answered, "I am."

Vocabulary help

stutter - tartamudez
niece - sobrina
diner - comensal
stew - estofado
don't shout and wave it about - no grite y lo agite en el aire
odd fellow - tipo raro
Esquire = Mr (but written after the name)
who hastily jumped on a tram - que se subió apresuradamente en un tranvía
your fare (su billete) = you're fair (es usted guapa)


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