Minimal pairs
Phonics · A1 · 8 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
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- Sheet 1 · 15 minMinimal pairs: ship or sheep? (i and ee)Hear and see the difference between short i and long ee in pairs like ship/sheep and sit/seat.Free
- Sheet 2 · 15 minMinimal pairs: hat or hut? (a and u)Pictures and sentences with a/u pairs such as cap/cup, bag/bug and hat/hut.Premium
- Sheet 3 · 15 minMinimal pairs: pen or pan? (e and a)Spot wrong e/a words in sentences, choose the right word and write your own sentences.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 15 minMinimal pairs: b or v?Practice the b/v difference with words like best/vest and ban/van, then use them in sentences.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 15 minMinimal pairs: l or r?Learn l/r pairs like light/right and glass/grass, choose the right word and build sentences.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 15 minMinimal pairs: s or sh?Tell s and sh apart in pairs like sell/shell and seat/sheet, then write sentences with sh words.Premium
- Sheet 7 · 15 minMinimal pairs: th, t or s?Hear th against t and s in pairs like three/tree, thin/tin and mouth/mouse.Premium
- Sheet 8 · 20 minMinimal pairs: review challengeReview all the minimal pairs of the pack: choose words, match pairs and write sentences.Premium
