Practice pack · Klaro original draft Original pronunciation drill pack — 20 entries
Work for intelligibility, not accent removal. The listed examples include both minimal pairs and illustrative phrases; not every row is a minimal pair. Listen to a trusted model before repeating.
20 entries · 3 questions
| # | Target words / line | Meaning | What to practise |
| 1 | casa / café | house / coffee | Keep a clear rather than reducing it to schwa. |
| 2 | mesa / bebé | table / baby | Practise steady e. |
| 3 | vino / aquí | wine / here | Keep i clear in stressed and unstressed positions. |
| 4 | poco / tomó | a little / took | Keep o stable. |
| 5 | luna / tú | moon / you | Practise u without an English-style glide. |
| 6 | pero / perro | but / dog | Contrast tap and trill. |
| 7 | caro / carro | expensive / cart or car | Contrast single and double r; carro meaning is regional. |
| 8 | coro / corro | choir / I run | Contrast tap and trill in context. |
| 9 | casa / caza | house / hunt | Same in seseo; distinct in distinción. Both systems are valid. |
| 10 | pollo / apoyo | chicken / support | Listen for regional ll/y realisations; do not impose one accent. |
| 11 | hola / ola | hello / wave | Initial h is silent in hola. |
| 12 | tubo / tuvo | tube / had | b/v do not form an English-style /b/ versus /v/ contrast. |
| 13 | gente / guitarra | people / guitar | Listen to g before e versus gu before i. |
| 14 | queso / quiero | cheese / I want | qu before e/i represents /k/. |
| 15 | año / ano | year / anus | Distinguish ñ from n; meaning changes. |
| 16 | hablo / habló | I speak / spoke | Shift stress and notice the tense change. |
| 17 | práctico / practico / practicó | practical / I practise / practised | Three stress positions; say in context. |
| 18 | canción / canciones | song / songs | Keep the stressed syllable while spelling changes. |
| 19 | mis amigos | my friends | Listen across the word boundary. |
| 20 | ¿Puede repetirlo, por favor? | Could you repeat it, please? | Use a clear phrase group and polite intonation. |
Short reading · Klaro original Listen, say, compare
Elige un par de palabras. Escucha un buen modelo y repite las dos palabras despacio. Usa cada palabra en una frase corta. Grábate y compara. Si la diferencia no está clara, vuelve a practicar antes de hablar más rápido.
English meaning
Choose one pair. Listen to a trusted model, then say both words slowly. Put each word in a short sentence. Record yourself and compare. If the contrast is still unclear, practise it again before increasing your speed.
Self-check Read once, hide the paragraph and answer. Then check the key. This is a practice activity, not a CEFR assessment.
What comes before speaking?
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Listening to a trusted model.
What follows the isolated words?
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Short sentences.
When should you increase speed?
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Once the contrast is clear.
Transfer task
Choose four drill rows. Listen, record both words in a sentence and compare with the source. Repeat only the unclear contrast.
Reference card These phrases aim for broad usefulness. Use usted forms for the polite singular examples; tú forms for informal singular examples. Plural address varies: ustedes is used throughout Latin America and also formally in much of Spain; informal vosotros occurs in much of Spain. Billete/boleto, móvil/celular and camarero/mesero vary by place. The first term is not universally more correct.
Keep the model voice consistent within one drill. Valid regional sound patterns are not errors. Use the partner-understands-the-word test before increasing speed.