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Minimal Pair Example
Examples of phonemes/minimal pairs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the one phonetic difference in [fil] and [fir] | l (feel) and r (fear) |
| What is the one phonetic difference in [fli] and [fri] | l (flee) and r (free) |
| What is the one phonetic difference in [ˈfæ.lo] and [ˈfæ.ro] | l (fallow) and r (pharaoh) |
| /p/ vs. /b/ is a | voicing contrast |
| /b/ vs. /m/ is a | manner contrast |
| /k/ vs. /q/ is a | velar vs. uvular place contrast |
| /k/ vs /kʷ/ is a | plain velar vs. labialized velar |
| /t/ vs /θ/ is a | Stop vs. fricative |
| /tʃ/ vs /ʃ/ | Affricate vs. fricative |
| /e/ vs. /ɛ/ are | Vowels of adjacent heights |
| What is the one phonetic difference in [din] and [dɪn] | i (dean) and ɪ (din) |
| What is the one phonetic difference in [sɪn] and [sɪŋ] | n (sin) and ŋ (sing) |
| What is the one phonetic difference in [sɪm], [sɪŋ], and [sɪŋ] | m (SIMM), n (sin), and ŋ (sing) |
| High tone | acute accent (á) |
| Low tone | grave accent (à) |
| falling (high-low) tone | circumflex accent (â) |
| rising (low-high) tone | wedge accent (ǎ) |
| mid tone | unmarked (a) |
| What is the one phonetic difference in [fato] and [fat:o] | o ("fate") or :o ("fact") |
| What is the one phonetic difference in [tulen], [tu:len], [tul:en] | l "I come", :l "of wind", l: "I may come" |
| What is the one phonetic difference in [ak] and [a:k] | k ("but"), :k ("oak") |
| What is the one phonetic difference in [mala] and [ma:la] | l ("troubles"), :l ("cheek") |
| What is the one phonetic difference in [kəsːəsə] and [kʷəsːəsə] | ə ("accuse"), ʷə ("become meager") |
| What is the one phonetic difference in [zof] and [zʲof] | o ("call"), ʲo ("yawn") |
| What is the one phonetic difference in [dal] and [dˤal] | a ("he pointed") and ˤa ("he stayed") |