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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.
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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