Minimal pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

Word	Unique Phoneme	Word	Unique Phoneme
retriever	/ɜː/	retrieves	/z/	Learn more
ballad	/d/	ballasts	/s/	Learn more
hemp	/p/	hems	/z/	Learn more
sensor	/ɜː/	sensei	/e/	Learn more
baroque	/k/	burros	/z/	Learn more
sprawled	/d/	sprawls	/z/	Learn more
bunny	/i/	bund	/d/	Learn more
smug	/g/	smut	/t/	Learn more
dangled	/d/	dangles	/z/	Learn more
brew	/uː/	brie	/i/	Learn more
subtitles	/z/	subtitled	/d/	Learn more
zoomed	/d/	zooms	/z/	Learn more
rye	/aɪ/	rho	/oʊ/	Learn more
bale	/l/	bade	/d/	Learn more
fainted	/d/	fainting	/ŋ/	Learn more
hush	/ʃ/	hutch	/tʃ/	Learn more
bead	/d/	bier	/r/	Learn more
bye	/aɪ/	boo	/uː/	Learn more
cub	/b/	cuss	/s/	Learn more
lobe	/b/	lode	/d/	Learn more
rafts	/s/	rafter	/ɜː/	Learn more
sprinter	/ɜː/	sprints	/s/	Learn more
caressing	/ŋ/	caresses	/z/	Learn more
seep	/p/	seer	/r/	Learn more
hurdles	/z/	hurdler	/ɜː/	Learn more