Vowels
My mate sat on the mat with me during class.
Mate has multiple sound, mat has one vowel
I have access to axes in the garage (oh dear!)
Aksess vs aksiz
Up and Front
An "i" sound
My new shoes are perfect!
PER-fect
These cups are great!
s
I beg to differ - that giant was really big!
Beg vs big
I thought that this thing would work without me.
Thought and thing are voiceless th
That, this, and without are voiced th
An "ah" sound
Meet Punxsutawney Phil!
PUNXsuTAWNey
The buds on the trees are blooming.
z
Beet and bet and bit, Boot and bot and but
Hey buddy, could you pass the butter? I also need a glass of water.
Buddy, butter, and water all have the t/d-like sound in the middle of the word
Up and Back
An "u" sound
I would like to present a present to you.
More than one kiss is two kiss__
Kisses which sounds like "KISS-ez"
Could you please sit on your seat so I could sate your appetite?
Sit=short, seat=long, sate=multiple
The first thing they think of is this
f vs th
Front and Low
An "a" as in "cat"
Democracy uses the democratic process.
DeMOcracy vs DemoCRAtic
When he closes his bank accounts, he wants his dollars in cash.
Clos-ez, accounts, dollarz
But he put a peach pit in Pat's pot
So many vowels!
Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman!
An "eh" as in "enough"
Student: What's the subject of today's class?
Teacher: Math!
Student: Please don't subject us to that!
SUBject vs subJECT
I made a toy called a "Wug". I sell my ___ all over the country.