Minimal pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

Word	Unique Phoneme	Word	Unique Phoneme
spicy	/s/	spiky	/k/	Learn more
mild	/aɪ/	mould	/oʊ/	Learn more
spill	/ɪ/	spool	/uː/	Learn more
lesser	/s/	leper	/p/	Learn more
scissors	/z/	sinners	/n/	Learn more
hold	/oʊ/	held	/ɛ/	Learn more
sermon	/ɜː/	semen	/i/	Learn more
tunnel	/n/	tussle	/s/	Learn more
parlor	/r/	poplar	/p/	Learn more
assist	/ɪ/	assessed	/ɛ/	Learn more
painted	/n/	pasted	/s/	Learn more
spaces	/ʌ/	spacers	/ɜː/	Learn more
male	/e/	maul	/ɔ/	Learn more
bond	/ɒ/	boned	/oʊ/	Learn more
tort	/ɔ/	tart	/ɒ/	Learn more
pearl	/ɜː/	pail	/e/	Learn more
salt	/ɔ/	celt	/ɛ/	Learn more
wreck	/ɛ/	wreak	/i/	Learn more
bed	/ɛ/	bawd	/ɔ/	Learn more
rid	/ɪ/	rad	/æ/	Learn more
ears	/r/	eves	/v/	Learn more
tapped	/p/	tact	/k/	Learn more
nods	/ɒ/	nudes	/uː/	Learn more
sibling	/b/	sizzling	/z/	Learn more
kissed	/s/	kilt	/l/	Learn more