minimal pairs.docx

minimal pairsMinimal 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". These pages use the symbols of the Phonemic Chart. You can listen to the symbols here orprint the chart here. Vowel Sounds · Minimal Pairs / and /i:/ (sit and seat) Minimal Pairs /e/ and /e/ (wet and wait) Minimal Pairs /æ/ and / (bat and but) Minimal Pairs / and /:/ (so and saw) Minimal Pairs /æ/ 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) Minimal Pairs /s/ and / (sing and thing) Minimal Pairs /ð/ and /z/ (with and whizz) Minimal Pairs / and /z/ (page and pays) Minimal Pairs /d/ and / (bad and badge) · · · · · · · · Initial Consonant Sounds · Minimal Pairs initial /f/ and /p/ (fast and past) Final Consonant Sounds · Minimal Pairs final /m/ and /n/ (am and an) Minimal Pairs final /t/ and /d/ (hat and had) ·