Minimal pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

Word	Unique Phoneme	Word	Unique Phoneme
kale	/e/	cull	/ʌ/	Learn more
cocoa	/k/	kowtow	/t/	Learn more
mailing	/m/	jailing	/dʒ/	Learn more
hymn	/m/	hick	/k/	Learn more
raving	/r/	caving	/k/	Learn more
renting	/t/	rending	/d/	Learn more
thrifts	/s/	thrifty	/i/	Learn more
sings	/s/	things	/θ/	Learn more
chute	/ʃ/	toot	/t/	Learn more
rap	/p/	wrack	/k/	Learn more
brits	/ɪ/	brats	/æ/	Learn more
buggy	/i/	bugger	/ɜː/	Learn more
slum	/l/	swum	/w/	Learn more
spices	/z/	spicing	/ŋ/	Learn more
stranded	/d/	stranding	/ŋ/	Learn more
spite	/t/	spire	/r/	Learn more
chat	/æ/	chert	/ɜː/	Learn more
flea	/i/	floe	/oʊ/	Learn more
shave	/ʃ/	knave	/n/	Learn more
hacking	/h/	sacking	/s/	Learn more
swooped	/t/	swoops	/s/	Learn more
wrenching	/ŋ/	wrenches	/z/	Learn more
mater	/t/	mailer	/l/	Learn more
psalm	/ɒ/	sim	/ɪ/	Learn more
escalator	/ɜː/	escalates	/s/	Learn more