Consonant Contrast

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Główny kontrast fonetyczny

‘Glass’ (⁄ɡlæs⁄) has /l/ cluster; ‘grass’ (⁄ɡræs⁄) has /r/ cluster.

Różnica: ⁄ɡl⁄ vs ⁄ɡr⁄ cluster

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grass

⁄ɡræs⁄

Sylaby

GRASS

Definicja:

Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

“Thou turnest man to destruction: and sayest, Returne yee children of men. / For a thousand yeeres in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past: and as a watch in the night. / Thou carriest them away as with a flood, they are as a sleepe: in the morning they are like grasse which groweth vp. / In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth vp: in the euening it is cut downe, and withereth.”

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glass

⁄ɡlæs⁄

Sylaby

GLASS

Definicja:

An amorphous solid, often transparent substance, usually made by melting silica sand with various additives (for most purposes, a mixture of soda, potash and lime is added).

“This tabletop is made of glass.”

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Często zadawane pytania: grass vs glass

Difference between grass and glass?

‘Glass’ (⁄ɡlæs⁄) has /l/ cluster; ‘grass’ (⁄ɡræs⁄) has /r/ cluster.

Syllable stress in grass vs glass?

"grass" has 1 syllables (grass). "glass" has 1 syllables (glass).

Why are grass and glass easily confused?

⁄ɡl⁄ vs ⁄ɡr⁄ cluster

Example sentences for grass and glass?

"grass": Thou turnest man to destruction: and sayest, Returne yee children of men. / For a thousand yeeres in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past: and as a watch in the night. / Thou carriest them away as with a flood, they are as a sleepe: in the morning they are like grasse which groweth vp. / In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth vp: in the euening it is cut downe, and withereth. "glass": This tabletop is made of glass.