Here is a recording of me saying the names of five places in England. Each is spelt in a way that doesn’t match the pronunciation. Can you work out which places they are?
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Here is a recording of me saying the names of five places in England. Each is spelt in a way that doesn’t match the pronunciation. Can you work out which places they are?
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The second one would be “Worcestershire” ?
By the way, the third sounds like “Kirchner”, but I think he’s no English city!
I think the last one is Suffolk, but I could be wrong.
haha funny one Jose. I do think Kirchner was not said earlier. He is definitely no English town.
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Wolfsleaugh
Worchestershire
Chemleaugh
Suffolk
My guess-I’m pretty sure on all of them but the first one.
Heysham, Lancashire
Worcestershire
Woolfardisworthy, Devon
Cholmondeley, Cheshire
Suffolk
The last one is Southwark, not Suffolk
Here’s what they sound like to me. I decided to just guess instead of cheating and looking up UK placenames. 🙂
– Heathshire
– Worcestershire (this one way easy, based on the pronunciation of the sauce)
– Woolsey
– Shalney
– South Ark
Here are the answers:
1. Heysham, Lancashire – /’hi:ʃəm/
2. Worcestershire – /’wʊstɚʃə/
3. Woolfardisworthy, Devon – /’wʊlzi/
4. Cholmondeley, Cheshire — /’tʃʌmli/
5. Southwark, Greater London — /’sʌðək/ or /’sʌvək/