Minimal
Pairs
“R
” and
“L
”
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Pronunciation
Practice
Word initial:
1. Rice
– lice
2. Right
– light
3. Rim
– limb
4. Rat
– lat
5. River
– liver
6. Rip
– lip
7. Roach
– loach
8. Rife
– life
9. Rap
– lap
10.
Rope
– lope
11.
Ram
– lamb
12.
Raft
– laughed
13.
Rift
– lift
14.
Rhine
– line
15.
Rock
– lock
16.
Rent
– lent
17.
Rend
– lend
18.
Rick
– lick
Word Final:
1. Fair
– fail
2. Fire
– file
3. Tire
– tile
4. Tare
– tail
5. Tour
– tool
6. Fur
– full
7. Fear
– feel
8. Steer - steal
9. Peer
– peel
10.
Power
– Powell
11.
Tower
– towel
12.
Pore
– pole
13.
Peeper
– people
Practice
Sentences:
1. Did you fail to feel fear at the fair?
2.
Larry rarely lets Rick lick the red lollipop.
3.
Lately, Drew thoroughly throws the
fish liver in the river.
4. The rolling lion is roaring at Ryan.
5. We laughed as water rapped and lapped at
the raft.
6. Sally was sorry that she lent her rent money.
7. The lowly lamb slowly rolls into a ram.
8. If it crawls it
’s lice and not rice.
9. The rabbit
’s fur was full. It was free of fleas.
10.
Flick the four fleas off the flower on
the floor.
11. Why are the wretched flies flying and fleeing from Rory
’s fries?
12. How do you feel about peeling your peer
’s pear?
13.
Lonely Ronny lives with his lovely spouse on a rural route.
14. If there are pores in the pole it
’ll probably fall right
away.
15. Are you sure it is the right light?
16.
Laura drove four full lorries along the wrong
road.
17. Is that a real Learjet?
18. The lecher stole the steer from the store.
19. Earl really learns not to litter little by little.
20.
Lorry is rarely late for lunch or brunch.
Comprehension
Check:
1.
Rice
– lice
2. Right
– light
3. Rim
– limb
4. Rat
– lat
5. River
– liver
6. Rip
– lip
7. Roach
– loach
8. Rife
– life
9. Rap
– lap
10. Rope
– lope
11. Fair
– fail
12. Fire
– file
13. Tire
– tile
14. Tare
– tail
15. Tour
– tool
16. Fur
– full
17. Fear
– feel
18. Steer - steal
19. Peer
– peal
20. Power
– Powell
Minimal Pairs "e" and
"a"
Minimal Pairs "I" and
"e"
Minimal Pairs "a" "e"
and "I"
Minimal Pairs "S" and
"Th"
Minimal Pairs "p" and
"f"
Minimal Pairs "b" and
"v"
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