Vowel Minimal Pair
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‘Look’ (⁄lʊk⁄) uses the lax vowel ⁄ʊ⁄; ‘Luke’ (⁄luːk⁄) uses the long tense ⁄uː⁄.
Contrast: Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄
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look
⁄lʊk⁄
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LOOK
Definitie:
To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
“They kept looking at me.”
“Let me have nine penn'orth o' brandy and water luke, and the inkstand, will you, miss?”
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Difference between look and luke?
‘Look’ (⁄lʊk⁄) uses the lax vowel ⁄ʊ⁄; ‘Luke’ (⁄luːk⁄) uses the long tense ⁄uː⁄.
Syllable stress in look vs luke?
"look" has 1 syllables (look). "luke" has 1 syllables (luke).
Why are look and luke easily confused?
Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄
Example sentences for look and luke?
"look": They kept looking at me. "luke": Let me have nine penn'orth o' brandy and water luke, and the inkstand, will you, miss?