Exercise 1 -42: Contrast Practice CD 2 Track 11
Now, let's work with contrast. For example, The dogs'd eat the bones, and The dogs'd eaten the bones, are so close in sound, yet so far apart in meaning, that you need to make a special point of recognizing the difference by listening for content. Repeat each group of sentences using sound and intonation for contrast.
would eat 5. The dogs'd eat the bones. the däg zədeet the bounz
had eaten 9. The dogs'd eaten the bones. the dägzədeetn the bounz
would have eaten 6. The dogs'd've eaten the bones. the dägzədəveetn the bounz
that have eaten 7. The dogsthat've eaten the the dägzədəveetn the bounz
bones.
will eat 4. The dogs'll eat the bones. the dägzəleet the bounz
would eat 5. The dogs'd eat the bones. the dägzədeet the bounz
would have eaten 6. The dogs'd've eaten the bones. the dägzədəveetn the bounz
have eaten 8. The dogs've eaten the bones. the dägzəveetn the bounz
had eaten 9. The dogs'd eaten the bones. the däg zədeetn the bounz
will have eaten 10. The dogs'll have eaten the the dägzələveetn the bounz
bones.
would eat 5. The dogs'd eat the bones. the dägzədeet the bounz
ought to eat 11. The dogsought to eat the bones. the dägzädəeat the bounz
can eat24. The dogscan eat the bones. the dägzc'neet the bounz
can't eat 25. The dogs can't eatthe bones. the dägz cæn(d)eetthe bounz
