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Consonant Contrast

Cách phát âm load vs road

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‘Load’ uses lateral /l/ (⁄loʊd⁄); ‘road’ uses rhotic /r/ (⁄roʊd⁄).

Đối chiếu: /l/ vs /r/

load

⁄loʊd⁄

Âm tiết

LOAD

Định nghĩa:

A burden; a weight to be carried.

“I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack.”

road

⁄roʊd⁄

Âm tiết

ROAD

Định nghĩa:

A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.

“In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.”

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Difference between load and road?

‘Load’ uses lateral /l/ (⁄loʊd⁄); ‘road’ uses rhotic /r/ (⁄roʊd⁄).

Syllable stress in load vs road?

"load" has 1 syllables (load). "road" has 1 syllables (road).

Why are load and road easily confused?

/l/ vs /r/

Example sentences for load and road?

"load": I struggled up the hill with the heavy load in my rucksack. "road": In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.