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Dylan

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2020.05.13 03:57

🎧 LEVEL UP ENGLISH LISTENING SKILLS 🎧

“Minimal pairs” are two

words that sound very similar, but have different meanings. Being able to hear the difference between minimal pairs is important when learning a new language 👏🏼

Here are some examples! Comment below which word was said for each minimal pair. Be careful of my New Zealand accent 😂

1) Thin / Thing
2) Sea / She
3) Van / Fan
4) Fast / First
5) Arrive / Alive
6) Berry / Very
7) Game / Came
8) Sink / Think
9) Wow / Vow
10) Hat / Had
BONUS) pen / pin 😮

How did you find these minimal pairs? Difficult or easy?☀️
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Comments

  • lore 2020.05.13 04:02

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    Thin sea fan fast berry game think vow hat pin
  • megumi 2020.05.13 04:04

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    CN

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    Thin, sea, fan, fast, arrive, berry, game, think, vow, had, pin Was difficult but a really good exercise for me! Thanks for a nice post😀😀
  • kei820 2020.05.13 04:06

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    Thin/ sea/ fan/ first/ alive / very/ game/ think/ vow/ had/ pin
  • Dylan 2020.05.13 04:06

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    @lore (7/11) you did well! I think my New Zealand accent made the last few hard 🤭
  • Dylan 2020.05.13 04:08

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    @megumi (8/11) you nearly got all of them 🥳 I sent you the answers 👏🏼
  • millie 2020.05.13 04:11

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    Thin Sea Fan Fast Alive Berry Game Think Vow Had pin It was difficult!😂
  • Dylan 2020.05.13 04:12

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    @kei820 (7/11) Almost!! PMd you the answers 😊
  • KANA 2020.05.13 04:13

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    Thin, Sea, Fan, First, Arrive, Berry, Game, Think, Vow, Had, Pin
  • Dylan 2020.05.13 04:13

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    @millie (9/11)!! So close 😂 I sent you the answers 😊
  • Momo 2020.05.13 04:18

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    Thin sea fan first alive berry game sink vow had pin
  • millie 2020.05.13 04:18

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    @Dylan thank you!!
  • Dylan 2020.05.13 04:18

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    @KANA (7/11) 😊 thanks for commenting! I sent you the answers 👏🏼
  • KANA 2020.05.13 04:19

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    @Dylan It was so difficult but good practice!! Thanks✨
  • Dylan 2020.05.13 04:20

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    @Momo (9/11) amazing! Messaged you the answers 😊
  • Momo 2020.05.13 04:25

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    @Dylan ohh it was close:(!
  • Hiromi 2020.05.13 05:36

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    Thin/Sea/Fan/First/Arrive/Very/Game/Think/Vow/Had/pin😆It’s difficult for me😂
  • Fatima 2020.05.13 05:52

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    Thin - sea -fan -fast -alive - berry - game -sink- vow- had - pin
  • Dylan 2020.05.13 10:02

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    @Hiromi (6/11)!! You’ll continue to improve the more you practice though! 👏🏼
  • Dylan 2020.05.13 10:04

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    @Fatima (10/11) this was too easy for you 👏🏼👏🏼
  • nana p 2020.05.13 12:36

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    Thin,sea,fan,fast,alive,berry,game,sink,vow,had,pin
  • Dylan 2020.05.14 01:05

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    @nana p (10/11)!! The only one you missed was the last one, but that’s because of my New Zealand accent 😂
  • Dylan 2020.05.14 01:11

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    🎧 ANSWERS 🎧 Thanks to everyone who commented 😊 here are the answers: 1) Thin 2) Sea 3) Fan 4) Fast 5) Alive 6) Berry 7) Game 8) Sink 9) Vow 10) Had Bonus) Pen The final one is difficult because we pronounce E’s and I’s differently 😂
  • nana p 2020.05.14 01:11

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    Then how do you say pin ?
  • nana p 2020.05.14 01:12

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    @Dylan Thank you
  • Dylan 2020.05.14 01:13

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    @nana p no problem! 😊
  • Yuumi 2020.06.22 04:18

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    Thank you!
  • Dylan 2020.06.22 05:33

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    @Yuumi 괜찮아 🥳

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