Daniel Doan*Paula Le*Kimmy Nguyen|
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False teeth
A dinner speaker /ˈspiːkə(r)/was in such a hurry to get to his engagement/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/that when he arrived and sat down at the head table he suddenly realized that he had forgotten his false teeth.
Turning to the man next to him he said , " I forgot my teeth." The man said, " No problem ".
The speaker tried them." Too loose," he said.
The man then said, " I have another pair…try these."
The speaker tried them and responded, "Too tight".
The man was not taken aback/əˈbæk/ at all . He then said, " I have one more pair of false teeth…try them."
The speaker said," They fit perfectly." With that he ate his meal and gave his address /əˈdres/.
After the dinner meeting was over, the speaker went over to thank the man who had helped him. " I want to thank you for coming to my aid . Where is your office/ˈɒfɪs/ ? I have been looking for a good dentist."
The man replied, " I am not a dentist. I am the local undertaker /ˈʌndə(r)ˌteɪkə(r)/ ".
Pronunciation
| Words | Syllables | IPA | Pronunciation |
| speaker | speak-er | /ˈspiːkə(r)/ | /speaker |
| engagement | en-gage-ment | /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ | /engagement |
| aback | a-back | /əˈbæk/ | /aback |
| address | ad-dress | /əˈdres/ | /address_1 |
| office | of-fice | /ˈɒfɪs/ | /office |
| undertaker | un-der-ta-ker | /ˈʌndə(r)ˌteɪkə(r)/ | /undertaker |
