Showing posts with label Minimal Pairs in English. Show all posts
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11 December 2014

Minimal Pairs in English

Minimal Pairs in English


A minimal pair is a group of words that differ from each other only in one sound. However, this difference brings about a change in meaning. For example, the words fill and till differ only in the first consonant sound but they mean different things.

pin /pɪn/             bin  /bɪn/
rot  /rɒt/             lot /lɒt/
thigh /θaj/           thy  /ðaj/
zeal /ziːl/            seal  /siːl/


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