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Minimal Pair /tf/ and It/ censicrcicomsesren as in catch and cat Bolow is a lst of words that vary only by one having the sound /ff and the other the sound /. ‘You can use this list to practise the sounds, or as a list of words to be careful in pronouncing. Engishciuo TP 1N1 is pronounced by putting the tip of your tongue against the top of your mouth just behind your top teeth and pulling it down, making the “tut tut” sound you make when you disapprove of something, The tongue and mouth positions are the same as when ‘you pronounce /d/, but with JU the voice is not used and you release mare air. 1/'s pronounced without your tongue moving and with more air released than with I, Its similar to the sound of a sneeze, and the air released should be able to move a piece of paper or be felt on your hand five centimetres in front of your mouth. It is most, similar to the sound /ds/, but again without the voice and with more air released. Elementary catch cat ‘ouch out watch what Pre-Intermediate beach beat choose tease cchost test chew two chil tiled chip tip choose twos chose toes ‘coach coat each eat hatch hat match mat starch start torch taught Intermediate bench bent chair tear chew too cil ti chime time coin tin chop top chore tour ‘churn turn ite it much mutt notch nat peach peat rich writ roach wrote teach teat touch tut which wit Upper-Intermediate arch art batch bat belch bolt biteh bit chap tap chart tart chat tat cheat teat chock teak cheer tear chick tick chore tore ite hit hunch hunt march mart patch pat parch part pitch pit porch port punch punt ‘Scotch Scot wit wit wrench rent Advanced beech beet bitchy bitty bleach bleat blotch blot botch bot catchy catty char tar chide tide ‘chirps turps cit tt choke toke chubby tubby chute tuft chug tug flinch int hooch hoot bute ut kitsch kt lynch lint mooch moot perch pert pouch pout roach role torch tort twitch twit

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