Vowel Minimal Pair
発音方法 cost vs caused
主な発音の違い
‘Cost’ (⁄kɔːst⁄) ends in unvoiced /st/; ‘caused’ (⁄kɔːzd⁄) ends in voiced /zd/.
違い： Final cluster: unvoiced /st/ vs voiced /zd/
“This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.”
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caused
⁄kɔːzd⁄
音節
CAUSED
定義：
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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よくある質問: cost vs 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.