Study guide – Higher Level Language

What are Minimal Pairs? With Examples

Have you ever heard someone say “tank you” when they clearly meant “thank you”? The words tank and thank are an example of minimal pairs. Minimal pairs are two words that vary by one sound. This has nothing to do with spelling, they may be spelled completely different but sound very similar.

Past Simple Tense Pronunciation

Let’s practice the difference between pronunciations of thepast simple. Read these words out loud: Did you notice that they all have an -ed ending but are pronounced differently? There are three ways we pronounce the -ed at the end of a verb: First with -d sound When the last sound before -ed is voiced (whichContinue reading “Past Simple Tense Pronunciation”