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Pairs in context

Minimal pairs inside sentences

Hearing a pair in isolation is one thing — keeping the contrast in connected speech is harder.

Read these sentences aloud. Each puts a target-word next to its confusable twin. Don't drop the contrast.

  • Jane and Jake came to play games at the lake today.
  • The painters paid for the eight paintings in the gallery.
  • Take the train to the station and wait for the afternoon.

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Jane and Jake came to play games at the lake today.
The painters paid for the eight paintings in the gallery.
Take the train to the station and wait for the afternoon.

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