Minimal Pairs - Initial Consonant Sounds

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1. /l/ vs /r/
   light – right
   lap – rap
   lamp – ramp
   lake – rake
   lock – rock

2. /t/ vs /d/
   ten - den
   town - down
   try - dry
   tent - dent
   top - drop

3. /f/ vs /v/
   fan – van
   fine – vine
   few – view
   fairy – vary
   fast – vast

4. /b/ vs /p/
   bill – pill
   bat – pat
   bet – pet
   bit – pit
   bark – park

5. /w/ vs /v/
   wet – vet
   wine – vine
   wane – vein
   wheel – veal
   wary – vary

6. /p/ vs /f/
   poor – four
   pair – fair
   pine – fine
   pill – fill
   peel – feel

7. /ʤ/ vs /ʃ/
   jeep – sheep
   jacks – shacks
   jute – shoot
   jocks – shocks
   jeer – sheer

8. /v/ vs /b/
   vote – boat
   very – berry
   van – ban
   vest – best
   vet – bat

“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?”