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Vowel Minimal Pair

Como Pronunciar look vs luke

Principal Contraste Fonético

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

Contraste: Lax ⁄ʊ⁄ vs tense ⁄uː⁄

look

⁄lʊk⁄

Sílabas

LOOK

Definição:

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

“They kept looking at me.”

luke

⁄luːk⁄

Sílabas

LUKE

Definição:

lukewarm

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

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Perguntas Frequentes: look vs luke

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?