Minimal Pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

19,290 minimal pairs

Word Unique Phoneme Word Unique Phoneme
bitter /ɪ/ batter /æ/ Learn more
nurse /ɜː/ niece /i/ Learn more
score /ɔ/ skier /aɪ/ Learn more
late /e/ lute /uː/ Learn more
wood /ʊ/ wade /e/ Learn more
wrote /oʊ/ wrought /ɔ/ Learn more
sent /n/ sect /k/ Learn more
jazz /æ/ jaws /ɔ/ Learn more
hot /ɒ/ hoot /uː/ Learn more
takes /e/ tux /ʌ/ Learn more
tail /e/ tile /aɪ/ Learn more
phrase /e/ fries /aɪ/ Learn more
weight /e/ whit /ɪ/ Learn more
words /ɜː/ wads /ɒ/ Learn more
bottle /ɒ/ beetle /i/ Learn more
fraud /r/ flawed /l/ Learn more
refer /f/ runner /n/ Learn more
order /r/ alder /l/ Learn more
cool /uː/ coil /ɔɪ/ Learn more
desert /z/ divert /v/ Learn more
caught /ɔ/ cot /ɒ/ Learn more
dawn /ɔ/ dean /i/ Learn more
bill /ɪ/ bale /e/ Learn more
soft /ɔ/ sift /ɪ/ Learn more
layer /e/ liar /aɪ/ Learn more

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