Minimal Pairs
Minimal Pairs
Minimal pairs are pairs of words which differ in a single sound.They serve as a drill for
practising sounds.
Minimal pairs involving consonant sounds:
/p//b/
| pin-bin | pear-bear | pan-ban | pail-bail |
| nip-bib | tap-tab | mop-mob | lap-lab |
/t//d/
| tin-din | tear-dare | tall-doll | ten-den |
| bat-bad | seat-seed | let-led | tight-tide |
/k//g/
| key-ghee | cot-got | come-gum | kill-gill |
| luck-lug | lock-log | dock-dog | wick-wig |
/f//v
| fan-van | fail-veil | fast-vast | file-vile |
| leaf-leave | life-live | safe-save | shelf-shelve |
/v//w/
| VOW-WOW | vet-wet | vile-while | viper-wiper |
/0/18/
| Teeth-teethe |
1s//z/
| sip-zip | sue-zoo | sink-zinc | seal-zeal |
| bus-buzz | price-prize | lace-laze | dose-doze |
/s//j1
| sip-ship | so-show | same-shame | sin-shin |
| puss-push | sass-lash | mess-mesh | lease-leash |
/tj//d3/
| char-jar | choose-jews | choke-joke | |
| etch-edge | batch-badge | Lunch-lunge |
/z//J1
| zip-ship | zoo-shoe |
| was-wash | whiz-wish |
Minimal pairs involving vowel sounds:
/I//i:/
sit-seat
bit-beat
lick-leak
/e//e/
met-mat
led-lad
men-man
shell-shall
/u//u:/
full-fool
pull-pool
soot-suit
10//2:/
cot-caught
not-nought tot-taught
/a//a:/
pat-part
mat-mart
cat-cart
/1//e/
pin-pen
bid-bed
bill-bell
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bad-bird
jam-germ
had-heard
way-ur
fail-Sile
lake-like
late-light
auw-urew
bail-boil
paint-point
po-jre
Uro8-ue
/ce/1ne/
whole-howl
though-thou
load-loud
asnou-asou
/es//en/
tour-tier
sure-sheer
ad-ood
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