Vowel Sound Minimal Pairs
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~.~ Vowel Minimal Pairs ~.~
Consonant Minimal Pairs
/i/ and /
/
/
e/ and /
/
/
/ and /a/
/u/ and /
/
/o/ and /
/
The /i/ Sound
The /
/ Sound
Word
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Sl
ee
p
sounds/sleep.mp3
P
ea
ch
sounds/peach.mp3
B
ea
t
sounds/beat.mp3
H
ee
l
sounds/heel.mp3
Sk
ie
d
sounds/skied.mp3
Sc
e
ne
sounds/scene.mp3
R
ea
ch
sounds/reach.mp3
L
ea
ving
sounds/leaving.mp3
Word
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Sl
i
p
sounds/slip.mp3
P
i
tch
sounds/pitch.mp3
B
i
t
sounds/bit.mp3
H
i
ll
sounds/hill.mp3
Sk
i
d
sounds/skid.mp3
S
i
n
sounds/sin.mp3
R
i
dge
sounds/ridge.mp3
L
i
ving
sounds/living.mp3
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The /e/ Sound
The /
/ Sound
Word
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Ch
a
se
sounds/chase.mp3
W
ai
t
sounds/wait.mp3
Bl
a
de
sounds/blade.mp3
F
ai
l
sounds/fail.mp3
G
a
te
sounds/gate.mp3
R
a
ced
sounds/raced.mp3
W
a
ste
sounds/waste.mp3
R
ai
d
sounds/raid.mp3
Word
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Ch
e
ss
sounds/chess.mp3
W
e
t
sounds/wet.mp3
Bl
e
d
sounds/bled.mp3
F
e
ll
sounds/fell.mp3
G
e
t
sounds/get.mp3
R
e
st
sounds/rest.mp3
W
e
st
sounds/west.mp3
R
e
d
sounds/red.mp3
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The /
/ Sound
The /a/ Sound
Word
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A
dd
sounds/add.mp3
B
a
nd
sounds/band.mp3
L
a
g
sounds/lag.mp3
A
xe
sounds/axe.mp3
R
a
ck
sounds/rack.mp3
M
a
sk
sounds/mask.mp3
P
a
cket
sounds/packet.mp3
C
a
p
sounds/cap.mp3
Word
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O
dd
sounds/odd.mp3
B
o
nd
sounds/bond.mp3
L
o
g
sounds/log.mp3
O
x
sounds/ox.mp3
R
o
ck
sounds/rock.mp3
M
o
sque
sounds/mosque.mp3
P
o
cket
sounds/pocket.mp3
C
o
p
sounds/cop.mp3
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The /u/ Sound
The /
/ Sound
Word
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P
oo
l
sounds/pool.mp3
F
oo
l
sounds/fool.mp3
L
u
ke
sounds/luke.mp3
C
ooe
d
sounds/cooed.mp3
Wh
o
'd
sounds/whod.mp3
St
ewe
d
sounds/stewed.mp3
Sh
ooe
d
sounds/shooed.mp3
W
ooe
d
sounds/wooed.mp3
Word
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P
u
ll
sounds/pull.mp3
F
u
ll
sounds/full.mp3
L
oo
k
sounds/look.mp3
C
oul
d
sounds/could.mp3
H
oo
d
sounds/hood.mp3
St
oo
d
sounds/stood.mp3
Sh
oul
d
sounds/should.mp3
W
oul
d
sounds/would.mp3
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The /o/ Sound
The /
/ Sound
Word
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B
ow
l
sounds/bowl.mp3
C
oa
t
sounds/coat.mp3
L
oa
n
sounds/loan.mp3
C
oa
l
sounds/coal.mp3
L
o
w
sounds/low.mp3
Ch
o
ke
sounds/choke.mp3
S
e
w
sounds/sew.mp3
W
o
ke
sounds/woke.mp3
Word
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B
a
ll
sounds/ball.mp3
C
augh
t
sounds/caught.mp3
L
aw
n
sounds/lawn.mp3
C
a
ll
sounds/call.mp3
L
a
w
sounds/law.mp3
Ch
al
k
sounds/chalk.mp3
S
a
w
sounds/saw.mp3
W
al
k
sounds/walk.mp3
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