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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.

  • Tom got a job at the hot dog shop on the block.
  • The doctor dropped a box of watches on the countertop.
  • John washed his car in the parking lot with hot water.

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Tom got a job at the hot dog shop on the block.
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Tom got a job at the hot dog shop on the block.
The doctor dropped a box of watches on the countertop.
John washed his car in the parking lot with hot water.

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