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'''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/'''
{| class="wikitable"
|pin-bin
|pear-bear
|pan-ban
|pail-bail
|-
|nip-bib
|tap-tab
|mop-mob
|lap-lab
|}
'''/t//d/'''
{| class="wikitable"
|tin-din
|tear-dare
|tall-doll
|ten-den
|-
|bat-bad
|seat-seed
|let-led
|tight-tide
|}
'''/k//g/'''
{| class="wikitable"
|key-ghee
|cot-got
|come-gum
|kill-gill
|-
|luck-lug
|lock-log
|dock-dog
|wick-wig
|}
'''/f//v'''
{| class="wikitable"
|fan-van
|fail-veil
|fast-vast
|file-vile
|-
|leaf-leave
|life-live
|safe-save
|shelf-shelve
|}
'''/v//w/'''
{| class="wikitable"
|VOW-WOW
|vet-wet
|vile-while
|viper-wiper
|}
'''/0/18/'''
{| class="wikitable"
|Teeth-teethe
|}
'''1s//z/'''
{| class="wikitable"
|sip-zip
|sue-zoo
|sink-zinc
|seal-zeal
|-
|bus-buzz
|price-prize
|lace-laze
|dose-doze
|}
'''/s//j1'''
{| class="wikitable"
|sip-ship
|so-show
|same-shame
|sin-shin
|-
|puss-push
|sass-lash
|mess-mesh
|lease-leash
|}
'''/tj//d3/'''
{| class="wikitable"
|char-jar
|choose-jews
|choke-joke
|
|-
|etch-edge
|batch-badge
|Lunch-lunge
|
|}
'''/z//J1'''
{| class="wikitable"
|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
aJaw-Joouu
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