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Minimal Pairs

The document lists examples of minimal pairs for various vowel and consonant sounds in English. Minimal pairs are pairs of words that differ by a single sound, and can help students distinguish sounds they often confuse, like "th" and "t". The examples are organized into sections on vowel sounds, consonant sounds, initial consonant sounds, and final consonant sounds. Each entry provides a minimal pair illustrating the difference between two specific sounds.

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Minimal Pairs

The document lists examples of minimal pairs for various vowel and consonant sounds in English. Minimal pairs are pairs of words that differ by a single sound, and can help students distinguish sounds they often confuse, like "th" and "t". The examples are organized into sections on vowel sounds, consonant sounds, initial consonant sounds, and final consonant sounds. Each entry provides a minimal pair illustrating the difference between two specific sounds.

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Minimal Pairs

Minimal pairs are words that vary by only a single sound,


usually meaning sounds that students often get confused
by, like the "th" and "t" in "thin" and "tin".

Vowel Sounds

Minimal Pairs // and /i:/ (sit and seat)

Minimal Pairs /f/ and // (free and three)

Minimal Pairs /e/ and // (desk and disk)

Minimal Pairs /s/ and // (sing and thing)

Minimal Pairs /e/ and /e/ (wet and wait)

Minimal Pairs // and /z/ (with and whizz)

Minimal Pairs // and // (bat and but)

Minimal Pairs // and /z/ (page and pays)

Minimal Pairs // and /:/ (so and saw)

Minimal Pairs /d/ and // (bad and badge)

Minimal Pairs // and // (not and note)

Minimal Pairs // and /e/ (bad and bed)

Minimal Pairs /:/ and /:/ (fast and first)

Consonant Sounds

Minimal Pairs /b/ and /v/ (berry and very)

Minimal Pairs /b/ and /p/ (buy and pie)

Minimal Pairs /n/ and // (thin and thing)

Minimal Pairs /l/ and /r/ (alive and arrive)

Minimal Pairs // and /t/ (catch and cat)

Minimal Pairs /s/ and // (sea and she)

Minimal Pairs /f/ and /v/ (fan and van)

Minimal Pairs /f/ and /h/ (fat and hat)

Initial Consonant Sounds

Minimal Pairs initial /f/ and /p/ (fast


and past)

Minimal Pairs initial /k/ and /g/ (came


and game)

Minimal Pairs initial /t/ and /d/ (two and do)

Final Consonant Sounds

Minimal Pairs final /k/ and /g/ (back and


bag)

Minimal Pairs final /m/ and /n/ (am and an)

Minimal Pairs final /t/ and /d/ (hat and had)

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