Monday, 8 July 2013

Minimal pair / l r /



minimal pair            / l      r /                       150

                / l /                                   / r /
1.       lag            /læg/                 rag           /ræg/
2.       lap            /læp/                 rap           /ræp/
3.       lay            /leI/                  ray            /reI/
4.       led            /led/                  red           /red/
5.       lid             /lId/                 rid            /rId/
6.       life            /laIf/                 rife            /raIf/
7.       light          /laIt/                 right          /raIt/
8.       link           /lIŋk/                rink           /rIŋk/
9.       loss           */lɒs/                 rose          */rǝuz/
10.        low           /lǝu/                   row           /rǝu/
11.        lace           /leIs/                 race          /reIs/
12.        laid           /leId/                raid           /reId/
13.        lain           /leIn/                rain           /reIn/
14.    leap         /li:p/                  reap          /ri:p/
15.    lent           /lent/                 rent          /rent/
16.    lice            /laIs/                rice           /raIs/
17.    long          /lɒŋ/                 wrong       /rɒŋ/
18.    load          /lǝud/               road          /rǝud/
19.    look          /luk/                 rook          /ruk/
20.    lock           /lɒk/                  rock          /rɒk/
21.    luck          /lʌk/                 ruck          /rʌk/
22.    lust           /lʌst/                rust           /rʌst/
        23.    bland        /blænd/             brand                /brænd/
        24.    blight        /blaIt/               bright               /braIt/
25.    block        /blɒk/                brock                /brɒk/      
        27.    blunt         /blʌnt/              brunt               /brʌnt/
        28.    glass         /glα:s/               grass             /grα:s/
        29.    glow          /glǝu/               grow             /grǝu/
        30.    collect       /kǝˈlekt/            correct      /kǝˈrekt/
        31.    play          /pleI/                pray          /preI/

Note:  When you see the "L" in the transcription, it  actually is / ʌ / which has changed into 'L' when I copy from my file and paste in the blog.

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