Name: Close vs Close | Learn English Heteronyms
Uploaded: 2020-06-08T04:46:33.000Z
Duration: 4 min 35 s
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Today we're going to be looking at two words. These two words.

They look the same and they almost sound the same,

Keep watching to find out what the difference is

and to help improve your English pronunciation and English listening skills.

'I'm close to the door so I'll close it.'

What words go in these two gaps? Any ideas?

Well the answer is - 'I'm close to the door so I'll close it.'

You can see that they look the same, but they mean different things.

Now, let's have a look at our two words. We have 'close' and 'close'.

but they have different meanings and different pronunciation.

Same spelling. Different meaning. Different pronunciation.

Okay let's start with the meaning and pronunciation of our first word -

'close' is an adjective. It means that something is near to me.

I have two sentences to help show this. The first one,

They're taking up my room - my space. It's a physical distance.

The second sentence isn't a physical distance,

We're not physically close, we're emotionally close.

Now let's look at the meaning and pronunciation of our second word.

It means to shut. The opposite is to open.

Now let's have a look at our main sentence.

I'm close - I'm near to the door so I'll close it. I'll shut it.

I'm gonna say it slowly to start and then we'll speed up.

You got some awesome English listening and English pronunciation practice in today.

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