Saturday, 6 April 2019

Minimal pairs: /ʃ/, /s/ and /tʃ/

Ex. Look at the following words containing 1. /s/, 2. /tʃ/ and find their counterparts containing the consonant /ʃ/.

1. a. Mars, mass, sag, sale, same, sell, sin   b. seek, seep, sock, sod, sue/Sue   
c. lease, save, sea/see, seat, sort

2. a. catch, hatch, latch, match, watch, which/witch   b. chi/qi, cheap, chin, chips, chose, choose


KEY
1. a. marsh, mash, shag, shale, shame, shell, shin   b. chic, sheep, shock, shod, shoe   c. leash, shave, she, sheet, short

2. a. cache/cash, hash, lash, mash, wash, wish   b. she, sheep, shin, ships, shows, shoes

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