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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.

  • My father asked the class to pass the cards after the bath.
  • The dance instructor can't answer the last question from the staff.
  • Charles laughed at the half-hearted commander's plan.

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My father asked the class to pass the cards after the bath.
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My father asked the class to pass the cards after the bath.
The dance instructor can't answer the last question from the staff.
Charles laughed at the half-hearted commander's plan.

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Pairs in context — Master the /ɑː/ vowel — PALM/BATH