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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.

  • I'd like a banana and a cup of coffee, please.
  • The problem is above my level of understanding.
  • She was about to go to the supermarket for some apples.

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I'd like a banana and a cup of coffee, please.
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I'd like a banana and a cup of coffee, please.
The problem is above my level of understanding.
She was about to go to the supermarket for some apples.

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Pairs in context — Master the /ə/ vowel — Schwa