Minimal pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

Word	Unique Phoneme	Word	Unique Phoneme
hoof	/uː/	huff	/ʌ/	Learn more
fostered	/ɒ/	festered	/ɛ/	Learn more
slated	/e/	slighted	/aɪ/	Learn more
laureate	/ɔ/	lariat	/ɛ/	Learn more
staking	/k/	staving	/v/	Learn more
terns	/ɜː/	tans	/æ/	Learn more
slush	/ʌ/	slosh	/ɒ/	Learn more
bottled	/t/	boggled	/g/	Learn more
soaked	/oʊ/	psyched	/aɪ/	Learn more
unreal	/r/	unseal	/s/	Learn more
mutt	/ʌ/	mete	/i/	Learn more
loggers	/ɒ/	lugers	/uː/	Learn more
mocks	/ɒ/	mikes	/aɪ/	Learn more
canceled	/æ/	counseled	/aʊ/	Learn more
howling	/aʊ/	heeling	/i/	Learn more
tar	/ɒ/	torr	/ɔ/	Learn more
piqued	/i/	pocked	/ɒ/	Learn more
pried	/aɪ/	prude	/uː/	Learn more
quench	/w/	clench	/l/	Learn more
tensile	/ɛ/	tinsel	/ɪ/	Learn more
tighter	/t/	tyger	/g/	Learn more
biker	/k/	biter	/t/	Learn more
burrowing	/oʊ/	burping	/p/	Learn more
picketing	/ɪ/	pocketing	/ɒ/	Learn more
cub	/ʌ/	kerb	/ɜː/	Learn more