Minimal pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

Word	Unique Phoneme	Word	Unique Phoneme
surfer	/ɜː/	surfed	/t/	Learn more
spells	/z/	speller	/ɜː/	Learn more
splinter	/ɜː/	splints	/s/	Learn more
buster	/ɜː/	busty	/i/	Learn more
shin	/n/	shim	/m/	Learn more
groomed	/d/	groomer	/ɜː/	Learn more
limbs	/z/	limbed	/d/	Learn more
devising	/ŋ/	devises	/z/	Learn more
beech	/tʃ/	bier	/r/	Learn more
cochlear	/ɜː/	cochlea	/ʌ/	Learn more
mower	/ɜː/	mope	/p/	Learn more
taxis	/z/	taxied	/d/	Learn more
boll	/l/	boa	/ʌ/	Learn more
blower	/ɜː/	bloke	/k/	Learn more
gong	/ŋ/	gawk	/k/	Learn more
deferred	/d/	defers	/z/	Learn more
heft	/t/	heifer	/ɜː/	Learn more
keel	/l/	quiche	/ʃ/	Learn more
bald	/d/	bawls	/z/	Learn more
grouse	/s/	grouch	/tʃ/	Learn more
clung	/ŋ/	cluck	/k/	Learn more
smelly	/i/	smelt	/t/	Learn more
upright	/t/	apprise	/z/	Learn more
vise	/s/	vied	/d/	Learn more
stupor	/ɜː/	stoops	/s/	Learn more