Vowel Minimal Pair
Как произносится cost vs caused
Ключевой фонетический контраст
‘Cost’ (⁄kɔːst⁄) ends in unvoiced /st/; ‘caused’ (⁄kɔːzd⁄) ends in voiced /zd/.
Различие: Final cluster: unvoiced /st/ vs voiced /zd/
Слово 1Полная страница слова➔
cost
⁄kɒst⁄
Слоги
COST
Определение:
To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.
“This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30.”
Слово 2Полная страница слова➔
caused
⁄kɔːzd⁄
Слоги
CAUSED
Определение:
The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
“They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.”
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Частые вопросы: cost vs caused
Difference between cost and caused?
‘Cost’ (⁄kɔːst⁄) ends in unvoiced /st/; ‘caused’ (⁄kɔːzd⁄) ends in voiced /zd/.
Syllable stress in cost vs caused?
"cost" has 1 syllables (cost). "caused" has 1 syllables (caused).
Why are cost and caused easily confused?
Final cluster: unvoiced /st/ vs voiced /zd/
Example sentences for cost and caused?
"cost": This shirt cost $50, while this was cheaper at only $30. "caused": They identified a burst pipe as the cause of the flooding.