Monday, 8 July 2013

Minimal pair / t, d /



Minimal Pairs      /t, d/                                                         122
/ t /                                   / d /
1.   ten            /ten/                 den           /den/
2.   tear           /tIǝ(r)/              dear          /dIǝ(r)/
3.   tie             /taI/                 die            /daI/
4.   tin             /tIn/                 din            /dIn/
5.   tip             /tIp/                 dip            /dIp/
6.   trip           /trIp/                drip           /drIp/
7.   to             /tu:/                  do             /du:/
8.   *ton          /tLn/                 *don                 /dɒn/
9.   tub           /tLb/                 dub           /dLb/
10. tune         /tju:n/               dune         /dju:n/
11. metal       /ˈmetl/               medal        /ˈmedl/
12. mettle      /ˈmetl/               meddle      /ˈmedl/
13. petal        /ˈpetl/                pedal        /ˈpedl/
14. bit           /bIt/                 bid            /bId/
15. hit           /hIt/                 hid            /hId/
16. kit           /kIt/                 kid            /kId/
17. rite          /raIt/                ride           /raId/
    18. mat         /mæt/               mad          /mæd/
    19. pat          /pæt/                        pad           /pæd/
20. sat           /sæt/                 sad           /sæd/
21. hat          /hæt/                        had           /hæd/
22. fat           /fæt/                 fad            /fæd/
23. lat           /læt/                 lad            /læd/
24. treat                /tri:t/                 tread         /tred/
25. neat         /ni:t/                 knead       /ni:d/
26. wet          /wet/                 wed          /wed/
27. met         /met/                med          /med/
28. trill           /trIl/                 drill           /drIl/
29. peat         /pi:t/                 bead         /bi:d/
30. tank         /tæŋk/              dank         /dæŋk/
31. lit            /lIt/                  lid             /lId/
32. town        /taun/               down        /daun/

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