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Vowel Minimal Pair

Come si pronuncia shoed vs should

Contrasto fonetico chiave

‘Should’ (⁄ʃʊd⁄) has lax ⁄ʊ⁄; ‘shoed’ (⁄ʃuːd⁄) has tense ⁄uː⁄.

Contrasto: Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄

shoed

Sillabe

sho·ed

Definizione:

A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of leather or synthetic material. Shoes generally do not extend above the ankle, as opposed to boots, which do.

“Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school.”

should

⁄ʃʊd⁄

Sillabe

SHOULD

Definizione:

simple past of shall

“I told him that I should be busy tomorrow.”

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Difference between shoed and should?

‘Should’ (⁄ʃʊd⁄) has lax ⁄ʊ⁄; ‘shoed’ (⁄ʃuːd⁄) has tense ⁄uː⁄.

Syllable stress in shoed vs should?

"shoed" has 2 syllables (sho · ed). "should" has 1 syllables (should).

Why are shoed and should easily confused?

Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄

Example sentences for shoed and should?

"shoed": Get your shoes on now, or you'll be late for school. "should": I told him that I should be busy tomorrow.