Dearest creature [ˈkriːʧər] in creation [kriˈeɪʃən],
Studying English pronunciation.
I will teach you in my verse.
Sounds like corpse [kɔːrps], corps [kɔːr], horse [hɔːrs], and worse [wɜːrs] —
It will keep you, Susy [ˈsuːzi], busy [ˈbɪzi],
Make your head [hed] with heat [hiːt] grow dizzy.
Tear [tɪə] in eye, your dress you’ll tear [teə] —
So shall I! Oh hear my prayer [preə]:
Pray [preɪ] console your loving poet,
Make my coat look new [njuː], dear, sew [soʊ] it!

Just compare heart [hɑːt], beard [bɪəd], and heard [hɜːd],
Dies [daɪz] and diet [ˈdaɪət], lord [lɔːrd] and word [wɜːrd],
Sword [sɔːrd] and sward [swɔːrd], retain [rɪˈteɪn] and Britain [ˈbrɪtən]
(Mind the latter, how it’s written).
Made [meɪd] has not the sound of bade [bæd ‖ beɪd];
Say [seɪ] – said [sed], pay [peɪ] – paid [peɪd], laid [leɪd], but plaid [plæd].
Now I surely will not plague [pleɪɡ] you
With such words as vague [veɪɡ] and ague [ˈeɪɡjuː].
But be careful how you speak [spiːk]:
Say break [breɪk] and steak [steɪk], but bleak [bliːk] and streak [striːk].

Previous [ˈpriːviəs], precious [ˈpreʃəs], fuchsia [ˈfjuːʃə], via [ˈvaɪə ‖ ˈviːə];
Pipe [paɪp], snipe [snaɪp], recipe [ˈresɪpi] and choir [ˈkwaɪə];
Cloven [ˈkloʊvən], oven [ˈʌvən]; how [haʊ] and low [loʊ];
Script [skrɪpt], receipt [rɪˈsiːt]; shoe [ʃuː], poem [ˈpoʊɪm], toe [toʊ].
Hear me say, devoid of trickery [ˈtrɪkəri]:
Daughter [ˈdɔːtər], laughter [ˈlɑːftər] and Terpsichore [tɜːpˈsɪkəri];
Typhoid [ˈtaɪfɔɪd], measles [ˈmiːzəlz], topsails [ˈtɒpseɪlz], aisles [aɪlz];
Exiles [ˈeksaɪlz], similes [ˈsɪmɪliz], reviles [rɪˈvaɪlz];
Wholly [ˈhoʊl.li], holly [ˈhɒli], signal [ˈsɪgnəl], signing [ˈsaɪnɪŋ];
Thames [temz], examining [ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ], combining [kəmˈbaɪnɪŋ].

Scholar [ˈskɒlər], vicar [ˈvɪkər] and cigar [sɪˈɡɑːr];
Solar [ˈsoʊlər], mica [ˈmaɪkər], war [wɔːr] and far [fɑːr].
From desire [dɪˈzaɪə] to desirable [dɪˈzaɪərəbəl], admirable [ˈædmərəbəl] from admire [ədˈmaɪə].
Lumber [ˈlʌmbər], plumber [ˈplʌmər]; bier [bɪə] but brier [ˈbraɪə];
Chatham [ˈʧætəm], brougham [ˈbruːəm]; renown [rɪˈnaʊn] but known [noʊn],
From knowledge [ˈnɒlɪʤ]; done [dʌn], but gone [ɡɒn] and tone [toʊn];
One [wʌn], anemone [əˈneməni]; Balmoral [bælˈmɒrəl];
Kitchen [ˈkɪʧɪn], lichen [ˈlaɪkən]; laundry [ˈlɔːndri], laurel [ˈlɒrəl];
Gertrude [ˈɡɜːtruːd], German [ˈʤɜːrmən]; wind [wɪnd] and mind [maɪnd].
Scene [siːn], Melpomene [melˈpɒmɪniː], mankind [ˌmænˈkaɪnd];
Tortoise [ˈtɔːrtəs], turquoise [ˈtɜːrkwɔɪz], chamois-leather [ˈʃæmwɑː ˌleðər];
Reading [ˈredɪŋ], reading [ˈriːdɪŋ], heathen [ˈhiːðən], heather [ˈheðər].

This phonetic labyrinth
Gives moss [mɒs], gross [ɡroʊs], brook [brʊk], brooch [broʊʧ], ninth [naɪnθ] and plinth [plɪnθ].
Billet [ˈbɪlɪt] does not end like ballet [ˈbæleɪ ‖ bæˈleɪ],
Bouquet [boʊˈkeɪ ‖ buːˈkeɪ], wallet [ˈwɒlɪt], mallet [ˈmælɪt], chalet [ˈʃæleɪ ‖ ʃæˈleɪ].
Blood [blʌd] and flood [flʌd] are not like food [fuːd],
Nor is mould [moʊld] like would [wʊd] and should [ʃʊd].
Banquet [ˈbæŋkwɪt] is not nearly parquet [ˈpɑːkeɪ ‖ pɑːrˈkeɪ],
Which is said to rhyme with “darky [ˈdɑːrki].”
Viscous [ˈvɪskəs], viscount [ˈvaɪkaʊnt], load [loʊd] and broad [brɔːd];
Toward [təˈwɔːd ‖ twɔːrd], to forward [ˈfɔːrwərd], to reward [rɪˈwɔːrd].

And When you say correctly croquet [ˈkrəʊkeɪ ‖ kroʊˈkeɪ];

your pronunciation’s O.K.!