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Vowel Minimal Pair

Jak wymawiać luke vs look

Główny kontrast fonetyczny

‘Look’ (⁄lʊk⁄) uses the lax vowel ⁄ʊ⁄; ‘Luke’ (⁄luːk⁄) uses the long tense ⁄uː⁄.

Różnica: Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄

luke

⁄luːk⁄

Sylaby

LUKE

Definicja:

lukewarm

“Let me have nine penn'orth o' brandy and water luke, and the inkstand, will you, miss?”

look

⁄lʊk⁄

Sylaby

LOOK

Definicja:

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

“They kept looking at me.”

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Difference between luke and look?

‘Look’ (⁄lʊk⁄) uses the lax vowel ⁄ʊ⁄; ‘Luke’ (⁄luːk⁄) uses the long tense ⁄uː⁄.

Syllable stress in luke vs look?

"luke" has 1 syllables (luke). "look" has 1 syllables (look).

Why are luke and look easily confused?

Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄

Example sentences for luke and look?

"luke": Let me have nine penn'orth o' brandy and water luke, and the inkstand, will you, miss? "look": They kept looking at me.