Podcast 20 Pronunciation: cold called, word world, got gut

Hello and welcome to Blabbinit. This is Missy. Thanks for joining us today.

I would like to go over some groups of words that are difficult to pronounce. I have chosen 3 sets of words for you to practice with me. These words sound very similar but have different meanings. I will give you example sentences to help.

The first words are:
cold c-o-l-d and called c-a-l-l-e-d
cold - cold - cold - ol - ol- ol - cold ....and
called - called - called - all - all - all - called
cold - It is very cold outside. cold
called - Her boss called her at the office. called

The next words are:
word w-o-r-d and world w-o-r-l-d
word - word - word - or - or - or - word ....and
world - world - world - orl - orl - orl - world
word - That is a really long word. word
world - The world is a very big place. world

The last words are:
got g-o-t and gut g-u-t
got - got - got - o - o - o - got ....and
gut - gut - gut - u - u - u - gut
got - I got five dollars. got
gut - That man has a large gut. gut

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