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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.

  • The bear shared a rare pair of chairs with his mare.
  • Claire carefully prepared her hair for the fair.
  • We stared at the scary stairs over there.

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The bear shared a rare pair of chairs with his mare.
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The bear shared a rare pair of chairs with his mare.
Claire carefully prepared her hair for the fair.
We stared at the scary stairs over there.

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