Minimal Pairs

Minimal pairs for speech therapy

19,290 minimal pairs

Word Unique Phoneme Word Unique Phoneme
useful /s/ youthful /θ/ Learn more
butter /ʌ/ batter /æ/ Learn more
sun /ʌ/ sewn /oʊ/ Learn more
gate /e/ goat /oʊ/ Learn more
pan /æ/ pin /ɪ/ Learn more
award /w/ accord /k/ Learn more
cost /s/ cocked /k/ Learn more
bet /ɛ/ butt /ʌ/ Learn more
stone /oʊ/ stain /e/ Learn more
flying /aɪ/ fleeing /i/ Learn more
heard /ɜː/ heed /i/ Learn more
steel /i/ stool /uː/ Learn more
cotton /ɔ/ curtain /ɜː/ Learn more
convention /v/ contention /t/ Learn more
blue /l/ bayou /aɪ/ Learn more
clean /i/ clown /aʊ/ Learn more
goes /oʊ/ gauze /ɔ/ Learn more
further /ɜː/ feather /ɛ/ Learn more
tools /uː/ tiles /aɪ/ Learn more
mind /aɪ/ mend /ɛ/ Learn more
watching /tʃ/ whopping /p/ Learn more
pounds /aʊ/ ponds /ɒ/ Learn more
beat /i/ bout /aʊ/ Learn more
means /i/ moons /uː/ Learn more
gun /ʌ/ goin /ɔɪ/ Learn more

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