Minimal
pairs 119
/ p / /
b /
1. pat /pæt/ bat
/bæt/
2. pet /pet/ bet /bet/
3. pest /pest/ best /best/
4. pent /pent/ bent /bent/
5. pig /pIg/ big /bIg/
6. pin /pIn/ bin /bIn/
7. pit /pIt/ bit /bIt/
8. nap /næp/ nab /næb/
9. * pass /pα:s/ bass /beIs/,/bæs/
10.
peat /pi:t/ beat /bi:t/
11.
pay /peI/ bay /beI/
12.
park /pα:k/ bark /bα:k/
13.
patter /ˈpætǝ(r)/ batter /ˈbætǝ(r)/
14.
plank /plæŋk/ blank /blæŋk/
15.
pray /preI/ bray
/breI/
16.
lap /læp/ lab /læb/
17.
tap /tæp/ tab /tæb/
18.
rip /rIp/ rib /rIb/
19.
sip /sIp/ sib /sIb/
20.
mop /mɒp/ mob /mɒb/
21.
sop /sɒp/ sob /sɒb/
22.
pack /pæk/ back /bæk/
23.
pan /pæn/ ban /bæn/
Minimal pairs are pairs of words
which are marked by the difference of a speech sound / phoneme, for example,
“pat /pæt/ and bat /bæt/”. For the pair “pass /pɑ:s/ and
bass /beIs/” are not considered as a minimal pair because there
are more than one differences in speech
sounds.
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