Minimal Pairs

Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (KUFS)

Listening & Pronunciation

I will ride on a ship.

OR

I will ride on a sheep.

Minimal Pairs

Multiple Choice

I will ride on a _________ this summer.

• ship

• sheep

• cheap

• chip

b / p = bet / pet

b / v = best / vest

l / r = light / right

s / sh = see / she

s / th = sing / thing

n / ng = thin / thing

Consonants

a / e = bat / bet

i / i: = ship / sheep

e / i = pet / pit

e / ay = wet / wait

a / uh = cap / cup

o / oh = not / note

Vowels

Common Minimal Pairs

Multiple Choice

What is this?

• bet

• bat

• bit

• but

Multiple Choice

I ______ that English is fun!

• sink

• sing

• think

• thing

I THINK that English is fun!

Multiple Choice

Turn on the ______! It's dark in here!

• right

• light

• write

• electricity

Turn on the LIGHT! It's dark in here!

Multiple Choice

Your shirt cost only ¥500? That's so _______!

• tip

• chip

• beep

• cheap

Your shirt cost only ¥500? That's so CHEAP!

Multiple Choice

LISTEN TO THE TEACHER. What word did you hear?

• sin

• sing

• seen

• thing

I SING my favorite song.

Multiple Choice

LISTEN TO THE TEACHER. What word did you hear?

• face

• faith

• fate

• pace

Did you wash your FACE today?

Multiple Choice

LISTEN TO THE TEACHER. What word did you hear?

• wet

• wait

• weight

• wheat

Careful! The floor is WET!

Multiple Choice

LISTEN TO THE TEACHER. What word did you hear?

• long

• lone

• ran

• wrong

Try not to guess the WRONG answer!

Multiple Choice

LISTEN TO THE TEACHER. What word did you hear?

• see

• sea

• she

• the

I think maybe SHE likes me!

Multiple Choice

LISTEN TO THE TEACHER. What word did you hear?

• vest

• west

• best

• beast

Do your BEST to enter KUFS!

b / p = bet / pet OR buy / pie

b / v = best / vest OR berry / very

l / r = light / right OR long / wrong

s / sh = see / she OR seat / sheet

s / th = sing / thing OR sink / think

n / ng = thin / thing OR ran / rang

Consonants

a / e = bat / bet OR pan / pen

i / i: = ship / sheep OR bit / beat

e / i = pet / pit OR set / sit

e / ay = wet / wait OR get / gate

a / uh = cap / cup OR bat / but

o / oh = not / note OR got / goat

Vowels

Your turn! Make sentences!

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