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Minimal Pairs:
BBC Learning English
Unit 1 - /ɪ/ /i:/
Unit 2 - /ʊ/ /u:/
Unit 3 - /ɔ:/ /əʊ/
Unit 4 - /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/
Unit 5 - /ɒ/ /əʊ/
More practice
/ɪ/ /i:/
Sh
i
p & Sh
ee
p
/ɪ//e/
T
i
n & T
e
n
/e//æ/
B
e
t & B
a
t
/e//eɪ/
B
e
t & B
ai
t
/ʊ//u:/
L
oo
k & L
u
ke
/ɜ://eɪ/
Air & 'A'
/æ/ /ɑ:/
C
a
t & C
a
rt
/æ/ /ʌ/
C
a
t & C
u
t
/ɑ:/ /ʌ/
C
a
rt & C
u
t
/ʌ/ /ɜ:/
C
u
t & C
u
rt
/ɑ:/ /ɔ:/
C
a
rt & C
au
ght
/ɔ:/ /ɒ/
C
au
ght & C
o
t
/ɔ:/ /ɜ:/
C
au
ght & C
u
rt
/əʊ/ /ɒ/
C
oa
t & C
o
t
/əʊ/ /u:/
C
oa
t & C
oo
t
/eɪ/ /ɔɪ/
T
ai
l & T
oi
l
/eɪ/ /e/
T
ai
l & T
e
ll
/eɪ/ /aɪ/
T
ai
l & T
i
le
/aɪ/ /ɔɪ/
T
i
le & T
oi
l
/ɑʊə//ɑ:/
H
ou
r & Are
/ɑ:/ /aɪə/
D
a
rling &
D
ia
lling
/r/ /l/
R
ot &
L
ot
/p/ /b/
P
ull &
B
ull
/h/ ---
H
eart & Art
/w/ /v/
W
orse &
V
erse
/s/ /θ/
Wor
s
e & Wor
th
/s/ /z/ /ʃ/
A
ss
- A
s
- A
sh