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Vowel Minimal Pair

Cách phát âm sleep vs slip

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‘Slip’ (⁄slɪp⁄) has the short vowel ⁄ɪ⁄; ‘sleep’ (⁄sliːp⁄) has the elongated tense ⁄iː⁄.

Đối chiếu: Short ⁄ɪ⁄ vs long ⁄iː⁄

Từ 1Trang chi tiết của từ➔

sleep

⁄sliːp⁄

Âm tiết

SLEEP

Định nghĩa:

To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

“You should sleep eight hours a day.”
Từ 2Trang chi tiết của từ➔

slip

⁄slɪp⁄

Âm tiết

SLIP

Định nghĩa:

To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.

“[...] but in the damp conditions prevailing the driver sensibly was unwilling to attempt the climb up through Combe Down tunnel without help, for fear of slipping to a standstill in the unventilated bore, […]”

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Câu hỏi thường gặp: sleep vs slip

Difference between sleep and slip?

‘Slip’ (⁄slɪp⁄) has the short vowel ⁄ɪ⁄; ‘sleep’ (⁄sliːp⁄) has the elongated tense ⁄iː⁄.

Syllable stress in sleep vs slip?

"sleep" has 1 syllables (sleep). "slip" has 1 syllables (slip).

Why are sleep and slip easily confused?

Short ⁄ɪ⁄ vs long ⁄iː⁄

Example sentences for sleep and slip?

"sleep": You should sleep eight hours a day. "slip": [...] but in the damp conditions prevailing the driver sensibly was unwilling to attempt the climb up through Combe Down tunnel without help, for fear of slipping to a standstill in the unventilated bore, […]