Vowel Minimal Pair
Hoe uit te spreken lock vs luck
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‘Lock’ (⁄lɑːk⁄ or ⁄lɒk⁄) has open vowel; ‘luck’ (⁄lʌk⁄) has central ⁄ʌ⁄.
Contrast: Open ⁄ɑː⁄ vs central ⁄ʌ⁄
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lock
⁄lɒk⁄
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LOCK
Definitie:
Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
“"Give me the key," said my mother; and though the lock was very stiff, she had turned it and thrown back the lid in a twinkling.”
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luck
⁄lʌk⁄
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LUCK
Definitie:
Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence.
“The raffle is just a matter of luck.”
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Difference between lock and luck?
‘Lock’ (⁄lɑːk⁄ or ⁄lɒk⁄) has open vowel; ‘luck’ (⁄lʌk⁄) has central ⁄ʌ⁄.
Syllable stress in lock vs luck?
"lock" has 1 syllables (lock). "luck" has 1 syllables (luck).
Why are lock and luck easily confused?
Open ⁄ɑː⁄ vs central ⁄ʌ⁄
Example sentences for lock and luck?
"lock": "Give me the key," said my mother; and though the lock was very stiff, she had turned it and thrown back the lid in a twinkling. "luck": The raffle is just a matter of luck.