Consonant Contrast
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Belangrijkste Fonetische Contrast
‘Vet’ starts with the labiodental fricative /v/ (teeth touching bottom lip); ‘wet’ begins with the labiovelar glide /w/ (rounded lips).
Contrast: Labiodental /v/ vs bilabial glide /w/
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wet
⁄wɛt⁄
Lettergrepen
WET
Definitie:
Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
“Water is wet.”
“Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.”
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Difference between wet and vet?
‘Vet’ starts with the labiodental fricative /v/ (teeth touching bottom lip); ‘wet’ begins with the labiovelar glide /w/ (rounded lips).
Syllable stress in wet vs vet?
"wet" has 1 syllables (wet). "vet" has 1 syllables (vet).
Why are wet and vet easily confused?
Labiodental /v/ vs bilabial glide /w/
Example sentences for wet and vet?
"wet": Water is wet. "vet": Colin Cameron, a vet who examined the dead animal, said there was "no doubt the kitten would have suffered unnecessarily" before dying.