Sound contrasts

Tap the word you're listening for mentally — read both aloud slowly; one matches the cue in the tip.

This is coarse ear training — not a clinical test.You’ve marked 0 / 8 matches after your latest picks.

  • 1

    Church vs cherry — “ch” vs “sch”.

  • 2

    Listen for the “sch” + long vowel in Schule.

  • 3

    City vs staff — “d” vs “b” at the end.

  • 4

    “v” often like “f” in German; “fiel” = fell.

  • 5

    “not” vs “nothing” — shorter vs longer.

  • 6

    Bee vs stage — “ie” vs “üh”.

  • 7

    Wine vs when — diphthong vs short “e”.

  • 8

    Trip vs (I) tear — “s” vs “ß” sound context.