Minimal pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

Word	Unique Phoneme	Word	Unique Phoneme
swooped	/p/	swooshed	/ʃ/	Learn more
beaters	/b/	metres	/m/	Learn more
roped	/r/	moped	/m/	Learn more
nosy	/n/	cosy	/k/	Learn more
puss	/p/	wuss	/w/	Learn more
bugle	/g/	buccal	/k/	Learn more
defected	/f/	detected	/t/	Learn more
faze	/e/	fez	/ɛ/	Learn more
gnawed	/d/	gnaws	/z/	Learn more
juggler	/ɜː/	juggles	/z/	Learn more
lactose	/oʊ/	lactase	/e/	Learn more
thong	/ŋ/	thaws	/z/	Learn more
boosted	/b/	roosted	/r/	Learn more
canteens	/z/	cantina	/ʌ/	Learn more
cobbled	/ɒ/	cabled	/e/	Learn more
detours	/z/	detoured	/d/	Learn more
doze	/z/	dote	/t/	Learn more
pickets	/p/	wickets	/w/	Learn more
spurning	/n/	spurting	/t/	Learn more
chaff	/tʃ/	gaff	/g/	Learn more
heaves	/v/	heeds	/d/	Learn more
mallet	/æ/	murrelet	/ɜː/	Learn more
obligated	/d/	obligating	/ŋ/	Learn more
plumber	/m/	plucker	/k/	Learn more
pooled	/p/	tooled	/t/	Learn more