Minimal
Pairs
“p
” and
“f
”
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Pronunciation
Practice
1. pail -
fail
2. pile -
file
3. pyre -
fire
4. peer -
fear
5. ripe -
rife
6. lap -
laugh
7. fat -
pat
8. pit -
fit
9. pore -
four
10. Paul -
fall
11. leap -
leaf
12. Perry -
ferry
13. pin -
fin
14. pine -
fine
15. purr -
fur
16. pole -
foal
17. poke -
folk
18. plan -
flan
19. play -
flay
20. pup -
puff
Practice
Sentences:
1. Don't
fail to bring the pail to
put out the funeral
pyre
fire.
2.
Pat's fat cat
purrs as I pet its
fur.
3. I
felt the pocked
fox's
pelt.
4.
Poking the folk with a
fork frankly isn't a good
prank.
5. The
fool must stuff and
stop up the pool with a
tough
top.
6.
Don't fail to peel the
pears and put them in the
pail.
7.
The four poor
foals are tied to the pole
with a hemp
rope.
8.
Pam peers at
five fine
pines from the
forest
floor.
9. The
fluffy
puppy is
puffy.
10.
Paul falls
far from
par when playing
golf.
Comprehension
Check:
1. pail - fail
2. pile -
file
3. pyre -
fire
4. peer -
fear
5. ripe -
rife
6. lap -
laugh
7. fat -
pat
8. pit -
fit
9. pore -
four
10. Paul -
fall
11. leap -
leaf
12. Perry -
ferry
13. pin -
fin
14. pine -
fine
15. purr -
fur
16. pole -
foal
17. poke -
folk
18. plan -
flan
19. play -
flay
20. pup -
puff
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"a"
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"e"
Minimal Pairs "a" "e" and
"I"
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"l"
Minimal Pairs "s" and
"th"
Minimal Pairs "b" and
"v"
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