MINIMAL PAIRSPrepared By:i.Punnithann a/l Subramaniamii.Nur Affandi bin Khiruddiniii.Ahmad Zuhairi bin Asli
Advisor:
HAJAH ASHIDAH BINTI ASNAN
WHAT ARE MINIMAL WHAT ARE MINIMAL PAIRS????PAIRS????
Say the two words in each row. What difference do you hear between the two words?
bat pat
bad bat bid bad pit bit
Each set of words varies by only one sound. Words with different meanings that vary by only one sound are called minimal pairs.
The varying sound can be either a consonant or a vowel.
As these examples show, minimal pairs can be formed with a sound change either at the beginning, middle or end of the word.
Sometimes the same sound can be spelled differently in different words. The SOUND is important, not its spelling.
INITIAL MEDIAL FINAL
1. Ball, tall Babble, battle Cab, cat
/Bɒl, tɒl / /bæbəl, bætəl/ /kæb, kæt/
2. Bow, pow Stable, staple lab, lap
/bau, pau/ /stebəl stepəl/ /læb læp/
3. Deed, need Tidy, tiny Bad, ban
/did, nid/ /taɪdi, taɪni/ /bæd, bæn/
4. Die, lie Tiding, tiling Pad, Pal
/daɪ, laɪ/ /taɪdɪŋ, taɪlɪŋ/ /Pæd, Pæl/
5. Pie, tie Topper, totter Hip, hit
/paɪ, taɪ/ /tɑpər, tɑtər/ /hɪp, hɪt/
WORD INITIAL MINIMAL PAIRSWORD INITIAL MINIMAL PAIRS
p / b park bark
t / d to do
k / g kill gill
m / n might night
s / z sue zoo
f / v fairy very
th / th thigh thy
ch / j chill Jill
l / r leer rear
w / y wet yet
WORD MEDIAL MINIMAL PAIRSWORD MEDIAL MINIMAL PAIRS
p / brumple rumble
t / d bitter bidder
k / g bicker bigger
m / n simmer sinner singer
s / z racer razor
f / v wafer waiver
ch / j letcher ledger
WORD FINAL MINIMAL PAIRSWORD FINAL MINIMAL PAIRSp / b cop cob
t / d ought odd
k / g tuck tug
m / n / ng sum sun sung
s / z hiss his
f / v off of
ch / j etch edge
l / r leer rear
leave-live deal-dill fell-fill
cheek-chick seek-sick bean-bin
deep-dip sleep-slip eat-it
greet-grit wheat-whit heat-hit
Examples of Vowel Contrast Pairs
bead-bed speed-sped seed-said
mean-men peat-pet sweet-sweat
steam-stem beast-best beacon-beckon
teen-ten cheek-check feed-fed
COME ON READ THESE COME ON READ THESE SENTENCES…. SENTENCES….
Please SIT in this SEAT.
These shoes should FIT your FEET.
The STEP is STEEP.
We MET while buying MEAT.
Some MEN are MEAN.
The girl SLID on the SLED.
Read it Faster
friends…
Don't fail to bring the pail to put out the funeral pyre fire.
The fool must stuff and stop up the pool with a tough top
The four poor foals are tied to the pole with a hemp rope.
Pam peers at five fine pines from the forest floor.
Paul falls far from par when playing golf.
The fluffy puppy is puffy.
MINIMAL PAIRS ACTIVITY
e-u sounds
Ok… Now be READY…
Lets START L&G….
BEG BUG
BEN BUN
DELL DULL
FELL FULL
MANY MONEY
PET PUT
GET GUT
BET BUT
PETTY PUTTY
Well… How is it?????
EAGER and CURIOUS to know MORE….
For More Minimal Pairs List
Please visit these websites
http://www.tinyteflteacher.co.uk/teacher/pronunciation/minimal-pairs-list.html
http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/index.php? article&id=133:mo&catid=9:resources&Itemid=108
REFERENCES
http://www.tinyteflteacher.co.uk/teacher/pronunciation/minimal-pairs-list.html
http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/index.php? article&id=133:mo&catid=9:resources&Itemid=108
http://www.tefl.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2779
Thank You…..
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