1. Definition of Sound

8. SOUND CONTRAST

SOUND CONTRAST (vowel and consonant) sound contrast is when there is a slight difference in sound of two closely related words. Two different sounds can cause slight difference in words that have almost the same spelling.

VOWEL    

  /e/                                                           /ae/                                                     

Bet                                                              bat  

Then                                                           than

Leg                                                             lag

 

 /Λ/                                                           /D/                                              /ae/

hut                                                            hot                                                    hat

Cut                                                   cot                                                    cat

Sung                                                 song                                                  sang

 

 /i/                                                                 /I:/       

sit                                                                    seat

rid                                                                    read

bid                                                                   bead

 

 /u/                                                                   /u:/    

foot                                                                  food

could                                                               cooled

full                                                                   fool

 

 /):/                                                              /3:/                         

ward                                                                word

born                                                                 burn

torn                                                                  turn                                                       

end                                                                  earned

yen                                                                  yearn

debt                                                                 dirt

 

CONSONANT

/p/                                                     /b/

pad                                                      bad

park                                                     bark

pet                                                       bet

bin                                                       nib

ban                                                      nab

bomb                                                    mob

    /t/                                                  /g/

ten                                                       den

tug                                                       dug

team                                                    deem

  /t/                                                    /g/

cane                                                     gain

call                                                      gall

cold                                                     gold

  /f/                                                    /v/

fine                                                      vine

fast                                                      vast

fan                                                            va