10
Nonsense Sentences for Pronunciation Practice
1. Tim can cure Pete's pet mule in time. Sam baked cod and moped at his club.
2. We waited for the gray freight train for eight minutes in case the rates had been raised.
3. On the farm we were greeted by bleating sheep with silky white fleeces, wheat and beets in the fields, a pony
with weak teeth, the farmer's niece and a weird baby.
4. While my wife hires a car for a ride of five miles, I desire wine and cider and a fire by my side.
5. I drove to a remote cove, and although I wore a cloak, it poured and I got soaked; I became bloated and
got a sore throat.
6. The group queued up; they drooled over the blue fruit, new honeydew melons, soup, orange juice and smooth
prunes.
7. There was confusion after an explosion on television, resulting in the creation of an emotional depression
because of the omission of compassionate expression of several optional stations.
8. The outlaw shouted and pouted because he found the astounding amount on the account wound up higher
than the discount that the devout scout had recounted.
9. The tough knight was indignant when he was assigned a frightful plight. He was resigned to fight with dignity
but thought that he fought without enough delight.
10. The bald Dutch judge scratched the edge of the bench and winced when he wrenched his foot on the ledge of
the trench; he flinched and retched.
11. How does the troupe pour our four sour soups, made from a couple of Brussels sprouts and some dough, to
give out enough odours throughout the borough? The scouts were proud to eat on the couch in the lounge.
12. Although my cousin thought the test was tough, he worked through the problems and did such a thorough
routine on it that he doubled his marks.
13. Downtown the prowler was drowsy, but he scowled when he heard the growl of a bow-legged dog in the
shadow below. He raised his eyebrow and frowned when he saw the glowing crow and the slow owl in the
crowd.
14. The deaf chef got up early, cleaned the great, heavy pan, read the recipe, searched for the yeast and got
ready to bake the bread. His forehead and beard were wet with sweat because he wore a heavy leather hat.
15. When Brooke was snooping in the bamboo woods, her scooter got stuck in a groove but she finally shook it
loose in a nook by the brook; then she put on her wool sweater, arrived at school, stood in the classroom and
snoozed.
16. Sheila reigned at the party when she showed up holding the reins of eight beige reindeer pulling a sleigh. Her
weird neighbours received her leisurely.
17. The smart hare and the dark mare sparkled in the rare glare of the scarlet archway.
18. Early in the morning, Bert and Earl perched on a curved hill, hurled stones to the earth and heard the surf from
the sea.
19. In Detroit the loyal employees rejoiced on the voyage, but the poisonous oysters spoiled their enjoyment.
20. The hot frog caused the flock of bald hawks to sprawl on the lawn and crawl in the hall. The exhausted
dog caught a cough when he walked in the frosty mall.
21. Will Bill fall down the full well? Well, tell him to pull himself up the tall wall in the mall and take a pill