Talk a Lot Clear Alphabet Dictionary Minimal Pairs A minimal pair is a pair of words that have the same sounds apart from one sound This is a list of minimal pairs from this dictionary Notice that they are mostly one-syllable words Can you think of any more minimal pairs? Same consonant sound(s), one different vowel sound: Same vowel sound(s), one different consonant sound: cheers Chiyz cheese Cheez cheap cheek course Kors curse Kers close Kleuz clothes Kleuthz Cheep Cheek Rein Reiz receipt r Seet receive r Seev refuse refute r Fyooz r Fyoot rice right Rais Rait shake shape Sheik Sheip fail fall Feil Forl gate gave far fare Far Feir hobby Ho bii hockey Ho kii hat hate Hat Heit large laugh Larj Larf side sign Said Sain heart heat Hart Heet light like Lait Laik slim slip Slim Slip her here Her Hiy made make Meid Meik some son Sum Sun nice niece Nais Nees might mile Mait Mail tail take Teil Teik nine none Nain Nun mouse mouth Maus Mautt teach team Teech Teem plain plan Plein Plan nail name Neil Neim verb verse Verb Vers smell smile Smel Smail nice night Nais Nait walk warn Work Worn spin spine Spin Spain north Nortt nought Nort wash watch Wosh Woch start state Start Steit page pain Peij Pein yes yet Yes Yet place plain Pleis Plein My minimal pairs: through Ttroo throw Ttreu to toe Too Teu Geit Geiv rain raise rabbit Ra bit racquet Ra kit For more fun worksheets, games, and quizzes log onto englishbanana.com now! Talk a Lot Clear Alphabet Dictionary English Banana.com 161