Prof. Francisco Zabala 2012
Minimal Pairs: Consonants
Make sure you can show the contrast that exists between these consonants.
.o.
.a.
Pig
Pat
Tripe
Cap
Rapid
Big
Bat
Tribe
Cab
Rabid
.a.
.u.
Ban
Bury
Boat
bowels
bet
van
very
vote
vowels
vet
.c.
.C.
Den
Ida
Breeder
Wordy
Dough
Then
either
Breather
worthy
though
.Y.
.cY.
Leisure
Version
Ledger
Virgin
.m.
.M.
Ton
Sin
ban
Thin
Win
Source
Tongue
sing
bang
thing
Wing
.s.
.c.
Tin
Mat
set
bitter
latter
din
mad
said
bidder
ladder
.sR.
.cY.
Cheer
Chain
Choke
Rich
Batch
jeer
Jane
Joke
Ridge
badge
.sR.
.s.
Chin
Chair
Gesture
Match
Beach
Tin
Tear
Jester
Matt
beat
.r.
.S.
Sin
Sick
Sink
Worse
Sort
Thin
Thick
think
worth
thought
.M.
.Mj.
King
Singer
Sting
Bang
Hung
kink
sinker
stink
bank
Hunk
.j.
.f.
Cold
Cap
Clue
Crow
Sacking
Gold
Gap
Glue
Grow
Sagging
.sq.
.cq.
Train
True
Trip
Trunk
Tread
Drain
drew
Drip
Drunk
dread
.cY.
.c.
Gym
Jump
Aged
Merger
Age
Dim
Dump
Added
Murder
Aid
.r.
.y.
Sink
Seal
Tense
Piece
Course
zinc
zeal
tens
peas
Cause
.Y.
.R.
Measure
Delusion
Confusion
Azure
Allusion
Mesher
Dilution
Confucian
Asher
Aleutian
Munro Mackenzie, M.D. (1967). Modern English Pronunciation Practice. London: Longman.
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