ENGLISH 2 and 3: Minimal pairs (pronunciation)
Minimal pairs 👯 are words pronounced 😜 the same ⚖️ but 1 of their sounds 🔉 is different 🔣. Here you have some examples 👇👇👇:
Cat 🐱 - cut ✂️ / worm 🐛 - warm ☕ / ship ⛵ - sheep 🐑 / wet 💦 - vet 👩⚕️ / fan 🌬️❎ - van 🚐 / bad 😈 - ban ⛔🚫 / mouse 🐀- mouth 👄 / beat 🥁🎶- meat 🥩 / bean 🍛- bin🗑️.
👉 You can use our online dictionary 💻📘 to listen 👂 to them and check ✅ how they are pronounced 😜 in the UK ❤️💙⚪.
👉 Which vowel sounds are short 🔈? Which vowel sounds are long 🔊?
👉 Can you write ✍️ one sentence with each of them?
Cat 🐱 - cut ✂️ / worm 🐛 - warm ☕ / ship ⛵ - sheep 🐑 / wet 💦 - vet 👩⚕️ / fan 🌬️❎ - van 🚐 / bad 😈 - ban ⛔🚫 / mouse 🐀- mouth 👄 / beat 🥁🎶- meat 🥩 / bean 🍛- bin🗑️.
👉 You can use our online dictionary 💻📘 to listen 👂 to them and check ✅ how they are pronounced 😜 in the UK ❤️💙⚪.
👉 Which vowel sounds are short 🔈? Which vowel sounds are long 🔊?
👉 Can you write ✍️ one sentence with each of them?
Here you have some of the sentences Deli has written:
ResponderEliminar- My cat ate mouse meat and I took it to the vet
- I cut the wet grass and there were some worms. Then, I transported it in the van and gave it to the sheep.
- This month has been warmer than last month.
- The beans were bad.
- I beat with the bin.
- Some passengers did not respect the ban to get out of the ship.
- Now, I don't need the fan.