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Cómo pronunciar glass vs grass

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‘Glass’ (⁄ɡlæs⁄) has /l/ cluster; ‘grass’ (⁄ɡræs⁄) has /r/ cluster.

Contraste: ⁄ɡl⁄ vs ⁄ɡr⁄ cluster

glass

⁄ɡlæs⁄

Sílabas

GLASS

Definición:

An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).

“This tabletop is made of glass.”

grass

⁄ɡræs⁄

Sílabas

GRASS

Definición:

Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

“Thou turnest man to destruction: and sayest, Returne yee children of men. / For a thousand yeeres in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past: and as a watch in the night. / Thou carriest them away as with a flood, they are as a sleepe: in the morning they are like grasse which groweth vp. / In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth vp: in the euening it is cut downe, and withereth.”

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Preguntas frecuentes: glass vs grass

¿Cuál es la diferencia de pronunciación entre "glass" y "grass"?

‘Glass’ (⁄ɡlæs⁄) has /l/ cluster; ‘grass’ (⁄ɡræs⁄) has /r/ cluster.

¿Dónde recae el acento silábico en "glass" vs "grass"?

"glass" tiene 1 sílaba(s) (glass) con acento en "GLASS". "grass" tiene 1 sílaba(s) (grass) con acento en "GRASS".

¿Por qué los estudiantes de inglés confunden a menudo "glass" y "grass"?

Los estudiantes suelen confundirlas debido a la gran cercanía acústica: ⁄ɡl⁄ vs ⁄ɡr⁄ cluster. En el habla rápida, el contexto y la duración vocálica son clave.

¿Cuáles son oraciones de ejemplo para "glass" y "grass"?

Ejemplo de "glass": "This tabletop is made of glass." Ejemplo de "grass": "Thou turnest man to destruction: and sayest, Returne yee children of men. / For a thousand yeeres in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past: and as a watch in the night. / Thou carriest them away as with a flood, they are as a sleepe: in the morning they are like grasse which groweth vp. / In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth vp: in the euening it is cut downe, and withereth."