Minimal pairs /
f v / 139
/ f / /
v /
1. fan /fæn/ van /væn/
2. fain /feIn/ vain /veIn/
3. fast /fα:st/ vast /vα:st/
4. few /fju:/ view /vju:/
5. ferry /ˈferI/ very /ˈverI/
6. fine /faIn/ vine /vaIn/
7. file
/faIl/ vile /vaIl/
8. leaf /li:f/ leave /li:v/
9. grief /gri:f/ grieve
/gri:v/
10. proof /pru:f/ prove /pru:v/
11. safe /seIf/ save /seIv/
12. relief /rIˈli:f/ relieve /rIˈli:v/
Minimal pairs /
s z
/
/ s / /
z /
1. soo /su:/ zoo /zu:/
2. seal /si:l/ zeal /zi:l/
3. soon /su:n/ zoon /zu:n/
4. fuss /fʌs/ fuzz /fʌz/
5. fussy
/ˈfʌsI/ fuzzy /ˈfʌzI/
6. muscle /ˈmʌsl/ muzzle /ˈmʌzl/
7. *refuse /reˈfju:s/ refuse /rIˈfju:z/
8. abuse /ǝˈbju:s/ abuse /ǝˈbju:z/
9. sink /sIŋk/ zinc
/zIŋk/
10. sip /sIp/ zip /zIp/
11.
sing /sIŋ/ zing /zIŋ/
12. sap /sæp/ zap /zæp/
*Remember
minimal pairs are different by a speech sound only.
For the pair No. 7, it is marked by the 2 different sounds. It is thus not considered as a minimal pair.
For the pair No. 7, it is marked by the 2 different sounds. It is thus not considered as a minimal pair.
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