Minimal pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

Word	Unique Phoneme	Word	Unique Phoneme
hugs	/z/	hugger	/ɜː/	Learn more
knit	/t/	nib	/b/	Learn more
lien	/n/	leech	/tʃ/	Learn more
mousse	/m/	deuce	/d/	Learn more
pinched	/ɪ/	punched	/ʌ/	Learn more
preemptive	/v/	preempting	/ŋ/	Learn more
shag	/ʃ/	wag	/w/	Learn more
slipper	/p/	slicker	/k/	Learn more
tote	/oʊ/	teat	/i/	Learn more
towering	/aʊ/	tarring	/ɒ/	Learn more
wail	/e/	wile	/aɪ/	Learn more
recur	/ɪ/	wrecker	/ɛ/	Learn more
whining	/w/	vining	/v/	Learn more
crappy	/p/	crabby	/b/	Learn more
hock	/h/	caulk	/k/	Learn more
knoll	/n/	foal	/f/	Learn more
sneezing	/i/	snoozing	/uː/	Learn more
snooping	/p/	snoozing	/z/	Learn more
moth	/θ/	maul	/l/	Learn more
zest	/z/	fessed	/f/	Learn more
crepe	/e/	croup	/uː/	Learn more
weeps	/s/	weepy	/i/	Learn more
agile	/dʒ/	annul	/n/	Learn more
nimble	/n/	cymbal	/s/	Learn more
rained	/r/	chained	/tʃ/	Learn more