Contract

Written By English w/ Nabi

PIE SPEAK: Contract - Same spelling, different sound and meaning.

Pronunciation

  • a paper agreement = CON-trakt (noun)

  • to catch or get sick = kun-TRAKT (verb)

Intonation Practice

  • He signed the CON-trakt.

  • Muscles kun-TRAKT under pressure.

  • Read the CON-trakt carefully.

  • Don’t let the flu kun-TRAKT you.

Expression Tip
If you’re signing something, say CON-trakt. If it’s shrinking or catching something, it’s kun-TRAKT.

📖 Read This Aloud
He read the contract twice before signing it, even as his muscles started to contract from stress. After he signed the contract, he worried he might contract the flu from the handshake.

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