Minimal Pairs: Mastering English Pronunciation
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Common Minimal Pairs in English
Consonant Sounds
Voiced and Voiceless Consonants
- Bag / Back
- Log / Lock
- Wig / Wick
- Snag / Snack
- Girls / Curls
- Grime / Crime
- Grease / Crease
- Gold / Cold
- Anger / Anchor
- Stag / Stack
- Guards / -
- Big / Pig
- Bath / Path
- Cab / Cap
- Bin / Pin
- Bear / Pear
- Bees / Peas
- Bay / Pay
- Back / Pack
- Stable / Staple
- Crumble / Crumple
- Boring / Pouring
- Mob / Mop
- Bus / Boss
- Gun / Gone
- Puppy / Poppy
- Shut / Shot
- Sung / Song
- Cut / Cot
- Luck / Lock
- Colour / Collar
- Cap / Cup
- Hat / Hut
- Ran / Run
- Match / Much
- Ankle / Uncle
- Drank / Drunk
- Fan / Fun
- Cat / Cut
- Began / Begun
- Care / Car
- Fair / Far
- Stairs / Stars
- Bear / Bar
- Tear (verb) / Tar
- Cat / Cart
- Ham / Harm
- Ants / Aunts
- Back / Bark
- Shack / Shark
- Hat / Heart
- Had / Hard
- Am / Arm
- Day / They
- Doze / Those
- Den / Then
- Udders / Others
- Breed / Breathe
- Load / Loathe
- Header / Heather
- Fan / Van
- Off / Of
- Fine / Vine
- Fault / Vault
- Safe / Save
- Lift / Lived
- Calf / Carve
- File / Vile
- Far / For/Four
- Cart / Court
- Stars / Stores
- Farmed / Formed
- Part / Port
- Hearty / Haughty
- Fit / Feet
- Bins / Beans
- Lick / Leek
- Ship / Sheep
- Chip / Cheap
- Hit / Heat
- It / Eat
- Sin / Seen
- Wick / Week
- Get / Jet
- Gale / Jail
- Egg / Edge
- Lager / Larger
- Bag / Badge
- Dog / Dodge
- Guest / Jest
- Hair / Hear/Here
- Air / Ear
- Chairs / Cheers
- Bear / Beer
- Fare/Fair / Fear
- Staring / Steering
- Dare / Dear/Deer
- Hair / Her
- Wear / Were
- Fairy / Furry
- Staring / Stirring
- Bared / Bird
- Pears / Purrs
- Hit / It
- Hearing / Earring
- Hotter / Otter
- Had / Add
- Heat / Eat
- Heels / Eels
- Hair / Air
- High / Eye
- Hand / And
- His / Is
- Ham / Am
- Jeep / Cheap
- Large / Larch
- Jokes / Chokes
- Gin / Chin
- June / Tune
- Lick / Like
- Win / Wine
- Is / Eyes
- Tip / Type
- Fit / Fight
- Bit / Bite
- Lit / Light
- Fill / File
- Dinner / Diner
- Strips / Stripes
- Mash / Mass
- Shell / Sell
- Shock / Sock
- She / Sea/See
- Ash / Ass
- Show / So/Sew
- Shed / Said
- Sheet / Seat
- Shame / Same
- Meat / Neat
- Mice / Nice
- Males / Nails
- Some / Sun/Son
- Same / Sane
- A Mother / Another
- Meal / Kneel
- Limes / Lines
- Them / Then
- Warmed / Warned
- Men / Man
- Bed / Bad
- Pen / Pan
- Send / Sand
- Head / Had
- Said / Sad
- Bends / Bands
- Bet / Bat
- Peas / Peace
- Knees / Niece
- Phase / Face
- Eyes / Ice
- Buzz / Bus
- Pens / Pence
- Plays / Place
- Prize / Price
- Lies / Lice
- Raise / Race
- Cause / Course
- Rice / Lice
- Right / Light
- Berry/Bury / Belly
- Rink / Link
- Grass / Glass
- Race / Lace
- Steering / Stealing
- Rain / Lane
- Prays/Praise / Plays
- Road / Load
- Rhymes / Limes
- Fry / Fly
- Tank / Thank
- Ties / Thighs
- Boat / Both
- Tin / Thin
- Taught / Thought
- Tick / Thick
- Part / Path
- Ten / Tin
- Mess / Miss
- Left / Lift
- Pet / Pit
- Sense / Since
- Well / Will
- Set / Sit
- Bell / Bill
- Thin / Thing
- Sun / Sung
- Wins / Wings
- Ban / Bang
- Sins / Sings
- Ran / Rang
- Fan / Fang
- Kin / King
- Very / Berry/Bury
- Vote / Boat
- Veils / Bales/Bails
- Vicar / Bicker
- Volts / Bolts
- TV / TB