Introduction to long vowels > Pronounce long a > Introduction to short vowels > Pronounce short o
long a /eɪ/ — short o /ɑ/ minimal pairs
1. bakes — box
bakes
box
2. date — dot
date
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dot
3. gate — got
gate
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got
4. hate — hot
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hate
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hot
5. lake — lock
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lake
lock
6. late — lot
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late
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lot
7. aid — odd
aid
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odd
8. rake — rock
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rake
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rock
9. shape — shop
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shape
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shop
10. tape — top
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tape
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top
