Minimal pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

Word	Unique Phoneme	Word	Unique Phoneme
early	/ɜː/	glee	/g/	Learn more
bear	/r/	bell	/l/	Learn more
cup	/p/	cuff	/f/	Learn more
let	/t/	less	/s/	Learn more
sorry	/i/	sorrow	/oʊ/	Learn more
cut	/t/	cuff	/f/	Learn more
meet	/m/	cheat	/tʃ/	Learn more
tears	/ɪ/	tours	/ɔ/	Learn more
flat	/æ/	fleet	/i/	Learn more
poll	/l/	pope	/p/	Learn more
fault	/t/	falls	/z/	Learn more
shows	/ʃ/	hose	/h/	Learn more
staying	/e/	string	/r/	Learn more
pull	/ʊ/	pill	/ɪ/	Learn more
soul	/l/	soap	/p/	Learn more
reading	/r/	needing	/n/	Learn more
soul	/s/	toll	/t/	Learn more
ear	/r/	ease	/z/	Learn more
working	/k/	whirling	/l/	Learn more
mile	/l/	mine	/n/	Learn more
term	/m/	turf	/f/	Learn more
let	/ɛ/	lite	/aɪ/	Learn more
show	/ʃ/	foe	/f/	Learn more
scared	/ɛ/	scored	/ɔ/	Learn more
phase	/f/	pays	/p/	Learn more