Speaking Prompts
Read the prompt, listen to the audio, then record your voice. Focus on PIE — pronunciation, intonation, and expression — to clearly show the meaning of similar-sounding or same-looking words.
Refuse vs Refuse
She refused to clean up the refuse after the party. The bags of refuse piled up, and everyone else refused to touch them. Finally, someone who didn’t refuse took out all the refuse.
PIE SPEAK: Refuse - Same spelling, different sound and meaning.
Pronunciation
To say no = reh-FYOOZ (verb)
Trash or garbage = REH-fyoos (noun)
Intonation Practice
I must reh-FYOOZ that offer.
Take out the REH-fyoos.
She will reh-FYOOZ to go.
The REH-fyoos smells awful.
Expression Tip
Reh-FYOOZ = action. REH-fyoos = noun (things you throw away).