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…..