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UNIT IV: MINIMAL PAIRS

Activity I: Identify Minimal Pairs

L/r Minimal Pairs List
Pronunciation Tip: For the /l/ sound, the tongue goes on the ridge behind your
upper teeth. Your lips do not move. For the /r/ sound, your tongue does NOT touch

the roof of your mouth. Your lips move inward.

Fleas freeze Blues bruise
Dial dire
Glow grow
Leer rear
Lake rake Loaves roves

Lip rip Jelly Jerry
Loot root Holler horror
Laid raid Splint sprint
Loyal royal

STOP!!! Try Say This

Rory the warrior and Roger the worrier were reared wrongly in a rural brewery.

Activity 2 : study the Minimal Pair List

/tʃ/, /ʃ/, and /dʒ/ Minimal Pair List

/tʃ/ ch as in “cheese” or “chop”
/ʃ/ sh as in “she’s” or “shop”

/dʒ/ j or g sound as in “gym” or “judge”

Pronunciation Tip: If you are having trouble with /ch/, try saying “meet ship” really

fast. Eventually, it will sound like “me chip.”
Intermediate

Activity 3: Identify and Practice saying the Minimal Pairs

/ch/ /sh/ /dʒ/
chore shore George

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