3- Minimal Pairs : pronounce the pairs of words and identify the differing sound (vowel or consonant):
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Word pairs |
Differing sound |
Word pairs |
Differing sound |
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pen / pan
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ship / sheep
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coat / kite
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pat / bat |
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say / sigh
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bit / beat
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tear / dear
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cat / cut |
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pick / big
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go / cow
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boy / buy
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bit / beat |
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pat / bat
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hit / heat |
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pull / pool |
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ship / sheep |
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feel / veal
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rot / lot
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cot / caught |
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pen / pan |
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bed / bad |
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Know/low |
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pot / put
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hut / heart |
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near / bear
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cap / gap
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chin / gin
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white/ fight |
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