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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.
- Four more horses galloped north before the storm.
- The doorman warned the shoppers about the short cord.
- George's corn grew tall near the orchard's front door.
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Four more horses galloped north before the storm.
The doorman warned the shoppers about the short cord.
George's corn grew tall near the orchard's front door.
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