MINIMAL PAIRS
A/ Minimal pairs for vowels:
Ship Sheep Knit Neat Said Sad Gas Guess
/ p/ʃɪ / i p/ʃ ː /nit/ /ni:t/ /sæd/ /sad/ /gæs/ /ges/
Cot Caught Fox Fork Lend Learn Spend Spurn
/k t/ɒ /k t/ɔː /f ks/ɒ /f k/ɔː /lend/ /l :rn/ɜ /spend/ /sp :rn/ɜ
Bat But Mass Must Fool Full Suit Soot
/bæt/ /b t/ʌ /mæs/ /m st/ʌ /fu l/ː /f l/ʊ /su t/ː /s t/ʊ
Wet Wait Debt Date While Whale Bye Bay
/wet/ /we t/ɪ /det/ /de t/ɪ /wa l/ɪ /we l/ɪ /ba /ɪ /be /ɪ
Know Nor Show Sure Clone Clown Wedge White
/nə /ʊ /n r/ɔː / ə /ʃ ʊ / r/ʃɔː /klə n/ʊ /kla n/ʊ /wed /ʒ /wa t/ɪ
Hair Here Bear Beer Brew Brow Noon Noun
/heər/ /h ər/ɪ /beər/ /b ər/ɪ /bru /ː /bra /ʊ /nu n/ː /na n/ʊ
Beg Band Cattle Kettle Heart Hurt Farm Firm
/be /ɡ /bænd/ / kæt.əl/ˈ / ket.əl/ˈ /h t/ɑː /h t/ɜː /f m/ɑː /f m/ɜː
Back Bark Hash Harsh Bay Boy Paint Point
/bæk/ /b k/ɑ ː /hæ /ʃ /h /ɑːʃ /be /ɪ /b /ɔɪ /pe nt/ɪ /p nt/ɔɪ
Cost Coast Hop Hope Doll Dull Gosh Gush
/k st/ɒ /kə st/ʊ /h p/ɒ /hə p/ʊ /d l/ɒ /d l/ʌ / /ɡɒʃ / /ɡʌʃ
Court Curt Short Shirt Form Firm Warm Worm
/k t/ɔː /k t/ɜː / t/ʃɔː / t/ʃɜː /f m/ɔː /f m/ɜː /w m/ɔː /w m/ɜː
Cream Crime Free Fry Part Putt Bard But
/kri m/ː /kra m/ɪ /fri /ː /fra /ɪ /p t/ɑː /b t/ʌ /b d/ɑː /b t/ʌ
Cooed Could Held Hurl Batter Butter Bread Braid
/ ku d/ː /k d/ʊ /held/ /h :rl/ɜ / bædər/ˈ / b dər/ˈ ʌ /bred/ /bre d/ɪ
Try Tray Doze Door
/tra /ɪ /tre /ɪ /də z/ʊ /d r/ɔː
B/ Minimal pairs for consonants:
Ban Pan Blade Played Sock Shock Puss Push
/bæn/ /pæn/ /ble d/ɪ /ple d/ɪ /s k/ɒ / k/ʃɒ /p s/ʊ /p /ʊʃ
Chair Share Chore Shore Long Wrong Lamb Ram
/t eər/ʃ / eər/ʃ /t r/ʃɔː / r/ʃɔː /l ŋ/ɒ /r ŋ/ɒ /læm/ /ræm/
Cheap Jeep Chunk Junk Fast Past Coffee Copy
/t i p/ʃ ː /d i p/ʒ ː /t ŋk/ʃʌ /d ŋk/ʒʌ /f st/ɑː /p st/ɑː / k f.i/ˈ ɒ / k p.i/ˈ ɒ
Berry Very Dub Dove Sun Sung Stun Stung
/ ber.i/ˈ / ver.i/ˈ /d b/ʌ /d v/ʌ /s n/ʌ /s ŋ/ʌ /st n/ʌ /st ŋ/ʌ
Vow Wow Vine Wine Tank Thank Suit Sooth
/va /ʊ /wa /ʊ /va n/ɪ /wa n/ɪ /tæŋk/ /θæŋk/ /su t/ː /su θ/ː
Eight Aid Cart Card Too Do Train Drain
/e t/ɪ /e d/ɪ /k t/ɑː /k d/ɑː /tu /ː /du /ː /tre n/ɪ /dre n/ɪ
Came Game Could Good Kill Gill Back Bag
/ke m/ɪ / e m/ɡ ɪ /k d/ʊ / d/ɡʊ /k l/ɪ / l/ɡɪ /bæk/ /bæ /ɡ
Bus Buzz Price Prize Page Pays Wodge Was
/b s/ʌ /b z/ʌ /pra s/ɪ /pra z/ɪ /pe d /ɪ ʒ /pe z/ɪ /w d /ɒ ʒ /w z/ɒ
With Whizz Breathe Breeze Bathe Baize Loathe Lows
/w ð/ɪ /w z/ɪ /bri ð/ː /bri z/ː /be ð/ɪ /be z/ɪ /lə ð/ʊ /lə z/ʊ
Fair Hair Feel Heel Leaf Leave Fast Vast
/feər/ /heər/ /fi l/ː /hi l/ː /li f/ː /li v/ː /f st/ɑː /v st/ɑː
Jaw Your Jet Yet Gin Yin Bad Badge
/d /ʒɔː /j r/ɔː /d et/ʒ /jet/ /d n/ʒɪ /j n/ɪ /bæd/ /bæd /ʒ
Dog Jog Comb Cone Term Turn Time Tine
/d /ɒɡ /d /ʒɒɡ /kə m/ʊ /kə n/ʊ /t m/ɜː /t n/ɜː /ta m/ɪ /ta n/ɪ
Day They Wordy Worthy
/de /ɪ /ðe /ɪ / w .di/ˈ ɜː / w .ði/ˈ ɜː

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MINIMAL PAIRS
A/ Minimal pairs for vowels: Ship Sheep Knit Neat Said Sad Gas Guess /ʃɪp/ / i ʃ p/ ː /nit/ /ni:t/ /sæd/ /sad/ /gæs/ /ges/ Cot Caught Fox Fork Lend Learn Spend Spurn /kɒt/ /k t/ ɔː /fɒks/ /fɔːk/ /lend/ /l :rn/ ɜ /spend/ /sp :rn/ ɜ Bat But Mass Must Fool Full Suit Soot /bæt/ /b t/ ʌ /mæs/ /m st/ ʌ /fu l/ ː /fʊl/ /su t/ ː /s t/ ʊ Wet Wait Debt Date While Whale Bye Bay /wet/ /weɪt/ /det/ /de t/ ɪ /waɪl/ /we l/ ɪ /baɪ/ /beɪ/ Know Nor Show Sure Clone Clown Wedge White /nə / ʊ /nɔːr/ /ʃəʊ/ / r/ ʃɔː /kləʊn/ /klaʊn/ /wed / ʒ /waɪt/ Hair Here Bear Beer Brew Brow Noon Noun /heər/ /h ər/ ɪ /beər/ /bɪər/ /bru / ː /bra / ʊ /nuːn/ /naʊn/ Beg Band Cattle Kettle Heart Hurt Farm Firm /beɡ/ /bænd/ / kæt.əl/ ˈ / ket.əl/ ˈ /hɑːt/ /h t/ ɜː /fɑːm/ /f m/ ɜː Back Bark Hash Harsh Bay Boy Paint Point /bæk/ /bɑːk/ /hæ / ʃ /hɑːʃ/ /beɪ/ /b / ɔɪ /pe nt/ ɪ /pɔɪnt/ Cost Coast Hop Hope Doll Dull Gosh Gush /kɒst/ /kə st/ ʊ /hɒp/ /həʊp/ /dɒl/ /d l/ ʌ / / ɡɒʃ /ɡʌʃ/ Court Curt Short Shirt Form Firm Warm Worm /k t/ ɔː /k t/ ɜː / t/ ʃɔː / t/ ʃɜː /fɔːm/ /f m/ ɜː /wɔːm/ /w m/ ɜː Cream Crime Free Fry Part Putt Bard But /kriːm/ /kra m/ ɪ /fri / ː /fraɪ/ /pɑːt/ /b t/ ʌ /bɑːd/ /b t/ ʌ Cooed Could Held Hurl Batter Butter Bread Braid / kuːd/ /kʊd/ /held/ /h :rl/ ɜ /ˈbædər/ / b ˈ dər/ ʌ /bred/ /bre d/ ɪ Try Tray Doze Door /traɪ/ /treɪ/ /də z/ ʊ /dɔːr/
B/ Minimal pairs for consonants: Ban Pan Blade Played Sock Shock Puss Push /bæn/ /pæn/ /ble d/ ɪ /ple d/ ɪ /sɒk/ / k/ ʃɒ /pʊs/ /p / ʊʃ Chair Share Chore Shore Long Wrong Lamb Ram /tʃeər/ /ʃeər/ /t r/ ʃɔː / r/ ʃɔː /lɒŋ/ /rɒŋ/ /læm/ /ræm/ Cheap Jeep Chunk Junk Fast Past Coffee Copy /t i ʃ p/ ː /d i ʒ p/ ː /t ŋk/ ʃʌ /d ŋk/ ʒʌ /fɑːst/ /p st/ ɑː /ˈk f.i/ ɒ / k ˈ ɒp.i/ Berry Very Dub Dove Sun Sung Stun Stung / ber ˈ .i/ / ver ˈ .i/ /d b/ ʌ /dʌv/ /s n/ ʌ /s ŋ/ ʌ /st n/ ʌ /stʌŋ/ Vow Wow Vine Wine Tank Thank Suit Sooth /va / ʊ /waʊ/ /va n/ ɪ /wa n/ ɪ /tæŋk/ /θæŋk/ /suːt/ /su θ/ ː Eight Aid Cart Card Too Do Train Drain /eɪt/ /e d/ ɪ /kɑːt/ /k d/ ɑː /tuː/ /duː/ /tre n/ ɪ /dre n/ ɪ Came Game Could Good Kill Gill Back Bag /ke m/ ɪ /ɡeɪm/ /kʊd/ / d/ ɡʊ /k l/ ɪ /ɡɪl/ /bæk/ /bæɡ/ Bus Buzz Price Prize Page Pays Wodge Was /b s/ ʌ /bʌz/ /pra s/ ɪ /pra z/ ɪ /peɪd / ʒ /pe z/ ɪ /wɒdʒ/ /w z/ ɒ With Whizz Breathe Breeze Bathe Baize Loathe Lows /w ð/ ɪ /w z/ ɪ /briːð/ /briːz/ /be ð/ ɪ /be z/ ɪ /ləʊð/ /lə z/ ʊ Fair Hair Feel Heel Leaf Leave Fast Vast /feər/ /heər/ /fi l/ ː /hi l/ ː /li f/ ː /liːv/ /f st/ ɑː /v st/ ɑː Jaw Your Jet Yet Gin Yin Bad Badge /d / ʒɔː /jɔːr/ /dʒet/ /jet/ /d n/ ʒɪ /j n/ ɪ /bæd/ /bæd / ʒ Dog Jog Comb Cone Term Turn Time Tine /dɒɡ/ /dʒɒ / ɡ /kəʊm/ /kəʊn/ /t m/ ɜː /t n/ ɜː /ta m ɪ / /ta n/ ɪ Day They Wordy Worthy /deɪ/ /ðeɪ/ / w ˈ .di/ ɜː / w ˈ .ði/ ɜː