Exercise 6 /ɒ/ /ɔː/

Minimal Pairs

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con ... Cloze (1): JXUwMDNiJXUwMDBjJXUwMDFkJXUwMDFj

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Sorry, with the long "o" sound I exaggerate a little bit in every example so you can hear the pronunciation.

corn // con "To con someone" is to deceive them. The noun is also "con" "A con man" is a "confidence man" (or woman). The win your confidence to get money from you.

Minimal Pairs

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copse ... Cloze (1): JXUwMDNiJXUwMDBjJXUwMDFkJXUwMDAyJXUwMDAzJXUwMDE2

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corpse = a dead body // a copse is a small area full of trees, a small wood.

Minimal Pairs

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not/knot ... Cloze (1): JXUwMDM2JXUwMDAxJXUwMDFhJXUwMDEyJXUwMDBmJXUwMDFj

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nought = another word for zero // knot "nudo" Notice that both "nought" and "knot" contain silent letters!

Minimal pairs

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sod ... Cloze (1): JXUwMDJiJXUwMDA0JXUwMDE4JXUwMDFkJXUwMDE2 or Cloze (2): JXUwMDJiJXUwMDFjJXUwMDBlJXUwMDEzJXUwMDE3JXUwMDAx

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sword // soared from the verb "soar" meaning to fly high //sod has two meanings. The first is a "A section of grass-covered surface soil held together by ... roots" (Answers.com) The second (which is considered offensive by some) is:

1 a person considered to be obnoxious

2 a jocular word for a person
the poor sod hasn't been out for weeks

3 ♦ sod all
Slang nothing
interj

4 ♦ sod it a strong exclamation of annoyance (http://diccionario.reverso.net)

Minimal pairs

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spot ... Cloze (1): JXUwMDJiJXUwMDAzJXUwMDFmJXUwMDFkJXUwMDA2

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spot = a verb meaning "to see" Example: "He spotted us coming from miles away." It is also an ugly red thing that appears on our face whenever we are going to a party = If you have ever suffered from acne, you know what I am talking about.