COLONEL

• The correct way it should be pronounced:

• (Create your own version be it funny,
clumsy, weird, or whatever, of how this is • /kɜːnəl/ (UK)
pronounced)
• /kɜrnəl/ (US)
 FEBRUARY

• (Create your own version be it funny, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
clumsy, weird, or whatever, of how this is
• /fɛbruᵊri/ (UK)
pronounced)
• /ˈfɛbjəˌwɛri/ (US)
 MISCHIEVOUS

• (Create your own version be it funny, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
clumsy, weird, or whatever, of how this is
• /ˈmɪsʧɪvəs/ (UK)
pronounced)
• /ˈmɪsʧəvəs/ (US)
 ARKANSAS

• (Create your own version be it funny, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
clumsy, weird, or whatever, of how this is
• /ˈɑːkənsɔː/ (UK)
pronounced)
• /ˈɑrkənˌsɑ/ (US)
 WORTHY

• (Create your own version be it funny, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
clumsy, weird, or whatever, of how this is
• /wɜːði/ (UK)
pronounced)
• /ˈwɜrði/ (US)
 MONARCHY

• (Create your own version be it funny, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
clumsy, weird, or whatever, of how this is
• /ˈmɒnəki/ (UK)
pronounced)
• /ˈmɑnɑrki (US)
 STUDENT

• (Create your own version be it funny, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
clumsy, weird, or whatever, of how this is
• /ˈstjuːdᵊnt/ (UK)
pronounced)
• /ˈstudənt/ (US)
 PARADIGM

• (Create your own version be it funny, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
clumsy, weird, or whatever, of how this is
• /ˈpærədaɪm/(UK)
pronounced)
• /ˈpɛrəˌdaɪm/ (US)
 WATER

• (Create your own version be it funny, clumsy, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
weird, or whatever, of how this is pronounced)
• /ˈwɔːtə/ (UK)
• /ˈwɔtər/ (US)
 WATER

• (Create your own version be it funny, clumsy, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
weird, or whatever, of how this is pronounced)
• /ˈskaɪvə/ (UK)
• /ˈskaɪvər/ (US)
 WATER

• (Create your own version be it funny, clumsy, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
weird, or whatever, of how this is pronounced)
• /ˈskaɪvə/ (UK)
• /ˈskaɪvər/ (US)
 HORSE

• (Create your own version be it funny, clumsy, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
weird, or whatever, of how this is pronounced)
• /hɔːs/ (UK)
• /hɔrs/ (US)
 ALUMINIUM

• (Create your own version be it funny, clumsy, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
weird, or whatever, of how this is pronounced)
• /ˌæljəˈmɪniəm/ (UK)
• /əˈlumɪnəm/ (US)
 TOMATO

• (Create your own version be it funny, clumsy, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
weird, or whatever, of how this is pronounced)
• /təˈmɑːtəʊ/ UK)
• /təˈmeɪˌtoʊ/ (US)
 ORE

• (Create your own version be it funny, clumsy, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
weird, or whatever, of how this is pronounced)
• /ɔː/ (UK)
• /ɔr/ (US)
 ROGER

• (Create your own version be it funny, clumsy, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
weird, or whatever, of how this is pronounced)
• /ˈrəʊʤə/ (UK)
• /ˈrɑʤər/ (US)
 SIR

• (Create your own version be it funny, clumsy, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
weird, or whatever, of how this is pronounced)
• /sɜː/ (UK)
• /sɜr/ (US)
 NEITHER

• (Create your own version be it funny, clumsy, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
weird, or whatever, of how this is pronounced)
• /ˈniːðə/(UK)
• /ˈniðər/ (US)
 FURTHERMORE

• (Create your own version be it funny, clumsy, • The correct way it should be pronounced:
weird, or whatever, of how this is pronounced)
• /ˌfɜːðəˈmɔː/ (UK)
• /ˈfɜrðərˌmɔr/ (US)
PART II. (THE PLAY)
 NARRATOR (Either 1 of you may do this role. You can either choose to
imply UK English or US English (accent) for this role) (No IPA guide for this
role)

• It was a quiet afternoon in the university library. Person 1 (You may use whatever name for this
character), from the UK, was frowning at their textbook, tapping a pencil on the table in frustration.
Person 2 (You may use whatever name for this character), from the US, sat across from them, trying to
focus on their notes but noticing the growing tension.
 Person 1

IPA (UK English Utterance) (How you should pronounce the paragraph, follow the IPA below)–
• aɪ dəʊnt ˌʌndəˈstænd haʊ juː əˈmɛrɪkənz seɪ təˈmɑːtəʊ laɪk ðæt. təˈmɑːtəʊ wɪð ði ə ˈsaʊndɪŋ laɪk ɡəʊ? ɪts
ʤʌst rɒŋ!" ɪts təˈmɑːtəʊ ɪn ðə juː-keɪ, wɪð ði ə laɪk ɪn ˈfɑːðə. haʊ duː juː ˈiːvᵊn ɡɛt ɪt tuː saʊnd laɪk ðæt?
 Person 2

IPA (US English Utterance) (How you should pronounce the paragraph, follow the IPA below)–
• wʌts rɔŋ wɪð ðə weɪ wi seɪ ɪt? ɪts ʤʌst ˈiziər. təˈmeɪˌtoʊ wɪð ði ə laɪk ɡoʊ ɪz ˈkwɪkər, ænd ɪt meɪks sɛns! bɪ
ˈsaɪdz, jʊər weɪ meɪks ɪt saʊnd soʊ... ˈfænsi.
 Person 1

IPA (UK English Utterance) (How you should pronounce the paragraph, follow the IPA below)–
• ˈfænsi? ɪts ʤʌst ˈprɒpə! təˈmɑːtəʊ ʃʊd saʊnd laɪk ˈfɑːðə, nɒt laɪk jɔː ˈtraɪɪŋ tuː raɪm wɪð ˈhɪərəʊ. ænd
dəʊnt ɡɛt miː ˈstɑːtɪd ɒn ˈʃɛdjuːl.
 Person 2

IPA (US English Utterance) (How you should pronounce the paragraph, follow the IPA below)–
• ɑ, ˈskɛʤʊl. aɪ nu ðæt wʌz ˈkʌmɪŋ. ju brɪts seɪ shedule wɪð ðæt sh saʊnd, laɪk jʊr əˈbaʊt tu rid mi ə ˈbɛd
ˌtaɪm ˈstɔri. wi əˈmɛrəkənz ʤʌst seɪ sked-jool, ænd ɪt meɪks sɛns-ɪts ˈfæstər.
 Person 1

IPA (UK English Utterance) (How you should pronounce the paragraph, follow the IPA below)–
• aɪ kɑːnt ɡɛt sked-jool raɪt. ɪt saʊndz laɪk ˈsʌmθɪŋz ˈbrəʊkᵊn ɪn maɪ maʊθ. Shedule fləʊz ˈbɛtə. haʊ kæn juː
stænd ɪt?
 Person 2

IPA (US English Utterance) (How you should pronounce the paragraph, follow the IPA below)–
ju ʤʌst hæv tu ɡɛt juzd tu ɪt! ju noʊ, æt list wi doʊnt seɪ əˈlumɪnəm laɪk ju du. əˈlumənəm ɪz weɪ ˈiziər tu seɪ,
ænd ɪts kəˈrɛkt!
 Person 1

IPA (UK English Utterance) (How you should pronounce the paragraph, follow the IPA below)–
jeə, aɪ ɡɛs jɔː raɪt. wiːl ˈprɒbəbli ˈnɛvər əˈɡriː ɒn prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃᵊn. ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɪz ʤʌst ə mɛs ɒv saʊndz ænd ruːlz ðæt
dəʊnt meɪk sɛns.
 Person 2

IPA (US English Utterance) (How you should pronounce the paragraph, follow the IPA below)–
ɪɡˈzæktli. bʌt aɪ θɪŋk ɪts kaɪnd ʌv fʌn, doʊnt ju? noʊ ˈmætər haʊ wi seɪ ɪt, wir boʊθ ˈspikɪŋ ðə seɪm ˈlæŋɡwəʤ.
 NARRATOR

They both laughed, realizing that despite the differences, their shared struggle with pronunciation was just
another part of the language they both loved. THE END