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Consonant Contrast

Jak wymawiać close vs clothe

Główny kontrast fonetyczny

‘Clothe’ ends with voiced dental ⁄ð⁄ (⁄kloʊð⁄); ‘close’ (verb) ends with voiced alveolar /z/ (⁄kloʊz⁄).

Różnica: Voiced dental ⁄ð⁄ vs voiced alveolar /z/

close

⁄kləʊz⁄

Sylaby

CLOSE

Definicja:

To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

“Close the door behind you when you leave.”

clothe

⁄kləʊð⁄

Sylaby

CLOTHE

Definicja:

To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.

“to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly”

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Difference between close and clothe?

‘Clothe’ ends with voiced dental ⁄ð⁄ (⁄kloʊð⁄); ‘close’ (verb) ends with voiced alveolar /z/ (⁄kloʊz⁄).

Syllable stress in close vs clothe?

"close" has 1 syllables (close). "clothe" has 1 syllables (clothe).

Why are close and clothe easily confused?

Voiced dental ⁄ð⁄ vs voiced alveolar /z/

Example sentences for close and clothe?

"close": Close the door behind you when you leave. "clothe": to feed and clothe a family; to clothe oneself extravagantly