Examples of Minimal Pairs.

1. Minimal Pairs

2. /S/ vs /TH/
Force / Fourth
Math / Mass
Thumb / Sum
Saw / Thaw
Myth / Miss
Thing / Sing
Sick / Thick
Mouth / Mouse
Sigh / Thigh
Pass / Path
Sink / Think
That / Sat

3. /F/ vs /V/
Fast / Vast
Fender / Vendor
Fan / Van
Refuse / Reviews
Foul / Vowel
Fairy / Very
Phase / Vase
Vine / Fine
Save / Safe

4. Initial Consonant
Fast / Past
Came / Game
Two / Do
In the past, she was a very fast runner
When she came over to our house, the game was
already on the TV
Do you have two dollars I can borrow?

5. Final Consonant
Back / Bag
Am / An
Hat / Had
He was carrying a bag on his back
She says I am an excellent cook
I could not see his hair, he had a hat on

6. Vowel Sounds
Sit / Seat
Desk / Disk
Wet / Wait
Bat / But
So / Saw
Not / Note
Sit down in your seat!
There was a disk on his desk
If you wait, the ground will not be wet
He is afraid of bats, but will go inside the cave anyway
He saw the policeman, so he slowed down
She did not see the note on the door

7. Consonant Sounds
Berry / Very
Buy / Pie
Thin / Thing
Sea / She
Fan / Van
Did you buy the berry pie? It is very good
What is that thing over there? It is so thin
She sells seashells by the sea shore
There is no fan in the van