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Vowel Minimal Pair

איך להגות cost מול caused

ניגוד פונטי מרכזי

‘Cost’ (⁄kɔːst⁄) ends in unvoiced /st/; ‘caused’ (⁄kɔːzd⁄) ends in voiced /zd/.

הבדל: Final cluster: unvoiced /st/ vs voiced /zd/

cost

⁄kɒst⁄

הברות

COST

הגדרה:

To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

“This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.”

caused

⁄kɔːzd⁄

הברות

CAUSED

הגדרה:

The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.

“They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.”

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שאלות נפוצות: cost מול caused

Difference between cost and caused?

‘Cost’ (⁄kɔːst⁄) ends in unvoiced /st/; ‘caused’ (⁄kɔːzd⁄) ends in voiced /zd/.

Syllable stress in cost vs caused?

"cost" has 1 syllables (cost). "caused" has 1 syllables (caused).

Why are cost and caused easily confused?

Final cluster: unvoiced /st/ vs voiced /zd/

Example sentences for cost and caused?

"cost": This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30. "caused": They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.