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Compare: choose – chooses – choosing – chose – chosen – choice

Saturday, June 30, 2018 by Eva Easton 2 Comments

TIME to CHOOSE

choose … chooses … choosing
/t͡ʃuwz/ … /t͡ʃuw-zɪz/ … /t͡ʃuw-zɪŋ/

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-uw.mp3

chose … chosen
/t͡ʃowz/ … /t͡ʃow-zɪn/

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-ow.mp3

noun:  choice /t͡ʃɔyz/

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-choice-oy.mp3


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1. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-solzhenitsyn.mp3"A man is happy...so long as he _________ to be happy..." ~Alexander Solzhenitsyn~

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-discipline.mp3"Discipline is _________ between what you want now, and what you want most."  ~President Abraham Lincoln~

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-words.mp3Her words were carefully _________ in order to avoid confusion.  She wanted everyone to understand exactly what she meant.

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-front-row.mp3She avoided the front row, _________ a seat by the window instead.

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-chosen-students.mp3She was _________ from among many good students.

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-waitress.mp3Waitress to customer:  "You have the _________ of soup or salad."

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-good-choice.mp3You made a good _________.

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-fly.mp3We _________ to fly rather than drive.

9. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-job.mp3He was _________ because he was qualified for the job.

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-wedding.mp3She _________ July for her wedding.

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-captain.mp3The team lost no time in _________ a new captain...after the old one left.

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-scary.mp3"Everything that is worthwhile in life is scary.  _________ a school, _________ a career, getting married, having kids -- all those things are scary.  If it is not fearful, it is not worthwhile."  ~Dr. Paul Tournier~

13. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-leave.mp3You can't make me leave.  I'll stay as long as I _________.

14. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-hard.mp3It's hard to_________ .

15. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-take-job.mp3If he _________ to take the new job, he'll be working even more hours than he does now.

16. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-choose-color.mp3You can _________whatever color you like.

17. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-decision.mp3When you have to make a _________ and don’t make it, that is in itself a _________.”  ~William James~

18. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-birthday.mp3The children _________ a really good birthday present for their mother.  She's going to be surprised.

19. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-friends.mp3_________ your friends wisely!  You are, after all, the people you surround yourself with.

20. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/choose-song.mp3You couldn't have _________ a better song.  It's one of my favorites.

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  1. Míriam Braga Inácio says

    Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 10:28 am

    I liked the effective way this website work in order to teach pronunciation. If could work with stress syllable and intonation as well? It would be splendid.

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  2. Eva Easton says

    Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 10:58 am

    Thank you. I agree with you, Miriam. I’ve taught reduction and linking in my speech and pronunciation classes for many years. I have some materials online already.

    https://www.evaeaston.com/linking/

    Linking Pattern #1
    Linking Pattern #2
    Linking Pattern #3
    Linking Pattern #4
    Linking Pattern #5

    https://www.evaeaston.com/reduction/

    But it’s time to make some more.

    Eva

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