Minimal
Pairs
“s
” and
“th
” (phonetic)
Before we get
started watch the little video. Sorry you have to
look at my broken teeth. (I broke my head when I
was 11 years old.)
Pronunciation
Practice
1. sin
– thin
2. sick
– thick
3. mass
– math
4. pass- path
5. face
– faith
6. race
– wraith
7. sore
– Thor
8. sum
– thumb
9. sot
– thought
10. saw
– thaw
11. claws
– cloth (not minimal pair)
12.
symbol
– thimble
13. sink
– think
14. sank
– thank
15.
mess - meth
Practice
Sentences: (Practice the ones you like; you
don
’t need all of
them.)
1. That
’s a simple symbol on the thimble.
2.
If the cat
claws the cloth,
think about throwing it
in the sink.
3. I thought he was a sot, but he threw
the screwdriver (vodka and orange juice)
away.
4. I saw the sorry mother
’s thin stained
fingers thaw.
("mother"
not minimal pair)
5. The hobbits race the wraith through several thick sick and dying woods.
6. No one was thankful when the
Titanic sank full of
people.
7. Beth
’s thumb had some well thriving sort of
wort on the side.
8.
Face the facts Faith, Meth (drug) has made
a mess of your
life.
9. The snakes slither hither and thither. (not minimal
pair)
10.
Sin probably
won
’t make you thin, but simple things like exercise help
you thrive and stay alive.
Comprehension
Check:
1. sin
– thin
2. sick
– thick
3. mass
– math
4. pass- path
5. face
– faith
6. race
– wraith
7. sore
– Thor
8. sum
– thumb
9. sot
– thought
10. saw
– thaw
11. claws
– cloth
12. symbol
– thimble
13. sink
– think
14. sank
– thank
15. mess - meth
Minimal Pairs "e" and
"a"
Minimal Pairs "I" and
"e"
Minimal Pairs "a"
"e" and "I"
Minimal Pairs "r" and
"l"
Minimal Pairs "p" and
"f"
Minimal Pairs "b" and
"v"
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