Minimal pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

Word	Unique Phoneme	Word	Unique Phoneme
decks	/d/	vex	/v/	Learn more
retarded	/d/	retarding	/ŋ/	Learn more
exploiting	/ŋ/	exploitive	/v/	Learn more
marking	/m/	sharking	/ʃ/	Learn more
rationalize	/r/	nationalize	/n/	Learn more
slimy	/l/	stymie	/t/	Learn more
sweetener	/ɜː/	sweetened	/d/	Learn more
pose	/p/	roes	/r/	Learn more
sped	/ɛ/	spud	/ʌ/	Learn more
patronage	/dʒ/	patroness	/s/	Learn more
packed	/p/	jacked	/dʒ/	Learn more
packed	/p/	racked	/r/	Learn more
packed	/p/	sacked	/s/	Learn more
packed	/p/	tacked	/t/	Learn more
tutor	/ɜː/	toots	/s/	Learn more
wailing	/w/	baling	/b/	Learn more
nosy	/z/	gnocchi	/k/	Learn more
lashes	/l/	bashes	/b/	Learn more
owes	/oʊ/	ayes	/aɪ/	Learn more
gills	/ɪ/	gales	/e/	Learn more
gills	/ɪ/	ghouls	/uː/	Learn more
moles	/z/	mould	/d/	Learn more
bode	/d/	boll	/l/	Learn more
outweighs	/z/	outweighed	/d/	Learn more
reared	/r/	ringed	/ŋ/	Learn more