Death vs deaf
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Por: Beth R.
20 de Julho de 2016

Death vs deaf

Inglês Geral Conversação

 

What's the difference ? These two words may cause a lot of misunderstandings if they are not pronounced correctly.Their meanings are totally different so foreign students should be very careful while using and pronouncing them.

 

Life & Death are often seen as opposites ,aren't they ? But reading the quotes below you can see how the word death should not be disconnected from life.

 

Observation :The final /th/ of the word death must be pronounced like in : bath ; math ;health ; oath ;breath.

 

Watch the video to practise and confirm the right pronunciation of  /th / in the word death,ok ? Then read the quotes below the video to choose your favorite one and talk about it with your friends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Since the word deaf ends in  /f/ it must sound differently from /th/ ,right ? Then let's be careful while pronoucing and using this word  !

 

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/deaf

 

Read the quotes below to see the word deaf in different contexts and pronounce it correctly too.Then you may choose the quote you've  liked best to comment about it ,ok ?

 

              

 

  http://the-difference-between.com/deaf/death

 

https://dictionaryblog.cambridge.org/2016/02/09/please-dont-shout/

 

 

 

 

Beth R.
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