283 Go to /aʊ/ Worksheet Go to /əʊ/ Worksheet MOUTH /aʊ/ “now” vs GOAT /əʊ/ “no” Comparisons
Minimal pairs are words that sound the same apart from one sound. The only difference between hound /haʊnd/ and honed /həʊnd/ is the vowel sound. Words (minimal pairs in the order /aʊ/ - /əʊ/)
Potentially Embarrassing Mix-Ups (minimal pairs in the order /aʊ/ - /əʊ/) 1 how- ! ho 2 ! arouse – arose Phrases (with minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /aʊ/ - /əʊ/)
Sentences (with minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /aʊ/ - /əʊ/)
1 I now knowthat the drone drowned at sea. 2 The sowwas ill and so groaned on the ground. 3 The coach phoned to say he’d found the schedule under the couch. 4 He loudly moaned about themounds of work he had to upload to the server. 5 I’ve never known about nouns, so I can’t tell you what “a boat” is grammatically. 6 Tony was a townie who always rowed with his girlfriend in the middle of the road.
4 slowly drove to Slough
8 the town toned down its celebrations
Now practise with the LOT-NORTH-GOAT or the MOUTH reading passage