Prof Francisco Zabala - 2015 Minimal Pairs – Vowels Make sure you can show the contrast that exists between these vowels Remember that this is the most difficult area for Spanish speakers .h9 H d deed reed wheel seat eat cheeks sleep been/bean feel lead teen did rid will sit it chicks slip bin fill lid tin dead read/red well set ate cheques slept Ben fell led ten d 29 head bed ten west Ben n debt end pet feather any heard bird turn worst burn urn dirt earned pert further Ernie @9 P last cast heart large part shark lost cost hot lodge pot shock .U P luck hut bucks cup bus cut stuck sung nut rung lung lock hot box cop boss cot stock song not wrong long P N9 spot shot pot not fox cot sport short port naught forks caught z U @9 back bad ban bat cap cat clack ham hat lack match buck bud bun but cup cut cluck hum hut luck much bark bard barn Bart carp cart clerk harm heart lark march H? d? beer fear cheer here/hear tear clear dear/deer ear pier/peer spear really bear fair/fare chair hair/hare tear Claire dare air/heir pear/pair spare rarely T t9 pull soot full look wood could pool suit fool Luke wooed cooed Source: Munro Mackenzie, M.D (1967) Modern English Pronunciation Practice London: Longman