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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/

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

/θ/ /ð/

Teeth-teethe

/s/ /z/

sip-zip	sue-zoo	sink-zinc
seal-zeal	bus-buzz	price-prize
lace-laze	dose-doze

/s//ʃ/

sip-ship	so-show	same-shame
sin-shin	puss-push	sass-lash
mess-mesh	lease-leash

/ʧ//d3/

char-jar	choose-jews	choke-joke
etch-edge	batch-badge	Lunch-lunge

/z/ /ʃ/

zip-ship	zoo-shoe
was-wash	whiz-wish

Minimal pairs involving vowel sounds:

/I/ /i:/

sit-seat	bit-beat
lick-leak	fill-fel

/e/ /æ/

met-mat	led-lad
men-man	shell-shall

/ʊ//u:/

full-fool	pull-pool	soot-suit

/ɔ/ /ɔ:/

cot-caught	not-nought	tot-taught

/æ/ /a:/

pat-part	mat-mart	cat-cart

//ɪ//e/

pin-pen	bid-bed
bill-bell	chick-check

/æ/ /ɜ:/

Fan - fern	had-heard	bad-bird	jam-germ

/eɪ/ /aɪ/

fail-file	main-mine
lake-like	late-light

/eɪ/ /ɔɪ/

bail-boil	grain-groin	paint-point	ail-oil

/əʊ/ /aʊ/

whole-howl	Rose-rouse
thought-thou	load-loud

/ʊə/ /ɪə/

poor-pier	Tour-tier
sure-sheer	moor-mere

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 |pin-bin [[File:Pin-bin.ogg|Pin-bin.ogg]]
 |pear-bear [[File:Pear-bear.ogg|Pear-bear.ogg]]
 |pan-ban [[File:Pan-ban.ogg|Pan-ban.ogg]]
+|-
 |pail-bail [[File:Pail-bail.ogg|Pail-bail.ogg]]
-|-
 |nip-bib
 |tap-tab [[File:Tap-tab.ogg|Tap-tab.ogg]]
+|-
 |mop-mob [[File:Mop-mob.ogg|Mop-mob.ogg]]
 |lap-lab [[File:Lap-lab.ogg|Lap-lab.ogg]]
@@ Line 31: / Line 32: @@
 |tear-dare [[File:Tear-dare.ogg|Tear-dare.ogg]]
 |tall-doll
+|-
 |ten-den [[File:Ten-den.ogg|Ten-den.ogg]]
-|-
 |bat-bad [[File:Bat-bad.ogg|Bat-bad.ogg]]
 |seat-seed [[File:Seat-seed.ogg|Seat-seed.ogg]]
+|-
 |let-led [[File:Let-led.ogg|Let-led.ogg]]
 |tight-tide [[File:Tight-tide.ogg|Tight-tide.ogg]]
@@ Line 46: / Line 48: @@
 |cot-got [[File:Cot-got.ogg|Cot-got.ogg]]
 |come-gum [[File:Come-gum.ogg|Come-gum.ogg]]
+|-
 |kill-gill [[File:Kill-gill.ogg|Kill-gill.ogg]]
-|-
 |luck-lug [[File:Luck-lug.ogg|Luck-lug.ogg]]
 |lock-log [[File:Lock-log.ogg|Lock-log.ogg]]
+|-
 |dock-dog [[File:Dock-dog.ogg|Dock-dog.ogg]]
 |wick-wig [[File:Wick-wig.ogg|Wick-wig.ogg]]
@@ Line 61: / Line 64: @@
 |fail-veil [[File:Fail-veil.ogg|Fail-veil.ogg]]
 |fast-vast [[File:Fast-vast.ogg|Fast-vast.ogg]]
+|-
 |file-vile [[File:File-vile.ogg|File-vile.ogg]]
-|-
 |leaf-leave [[File:Leaf-leave.ogg|Leaf-leave.ogg]]
 |life-live [[File:Life-live.ogg|Life-live.ogg]]
+|-
 |safe-save [[File:Safe-save.ogg|Safe-save.ogg]]
 |shelf-shelve [[File:Shelf-shelve.ogg|Shelf-shelve.ogg]]
@@ Line 76: / Line 80: @@
 |vet-wet [[File:Vet-wet.ogg|Vet-wet.ogg]]
 |vile-while [[File:File-vile.ogg|File-vile.ogg]]
+|-
 |viper-wiper [[File:Viper-wiper.ogg|Viper-wiper.ogg]]
 |}
@@ Line 93: / Line 98: @@
 |sue-zoo
 |sink-zinc
+|-
 |seal-zeal
-|-
 |bus-buzz
 |price-prize
+|-
 |lace-laze
 |dose-doze
@@ Line 108: / Line 114: @@
 |so-show
 |same-shame
+|-
 |sin-shin
-|-
 |puss-push
 |sass-lash
+|-
 |mess-mesh
 |lease-leash
@@ Line 123: / Line 130: @@
 |choose-jews
 |choke-joke
-|
 |-
 |etch-edge
@@ Line 150: / Line 156: @@
 |sit-seat
 |bit-beat
+|-
 |lick-leak
 |fill-fel
@@ Line 160: / Line 167: @@
 |met-mat
 |led-lad
+|-
 |men-man
 |shell-shall
@@ Line 198: / Line 206: @@
 |pin-pen
 |bid-bed
+|-
 |bill-bell
 |chick-check
@@ Line 216: / Line 225: @@
 |fail-file
 |main-mine
+|-
 |lake-like
 |late-light
@@ Line 236: / Line 246: @@
 |whole-howl
 |Rose-rouse
+|-
 |thought-thou
 |load-loud
@@ Line 246: / Line 257: @@
 |poor-pier
 |Tour-tier
+|-
 |sure-sheer
 |moor-mere

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