Chapter 7-Exercise #1
The following sets of minimal pairs show that English /p/ and /b/ contrast in initial, medial and final positions
Find similar sets of minimal pairs for each pair of consonants given:
|
Minimal
pairs
|
Initial
|
Medial
|
Final
|
|
|
a.
|
/k/-/g/
|
kill-gill
|
mucky-muggy
|
Tuck-tug
|
|
b.
|
/m/-/n/
|
mit-nit
|
Simmer-sinner
|
rim-pin
|
|
c.
|
/l/-/r/
|
lobe-robe
|
Blush-brush
|
heal-fear
|
|
d.
|
/b/-/v/
|
bet-vet
|
Stabbed-starved
|
tribe-drive
|
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e.
|
/b/-/m/
|
bust-must
|
flubber-smaller
|
read-ream
|
|
f.
|
/p/-/f/
|
Pat-fat
|
Ripped-sniffed
|
strap-staff
|
|
g.
|
/s/-/sh/
|
sock-shock
|
Passes-
rashes
|
please-leash
|
|
h.
|
/ch/-/g/
|
chill-gill
|
arch-barge
|
Batch-badge
|
|
i.
|
/s/-/z/
|
sue-zoo
|
Tra/c/y--lazy
|
Bus-fuzz
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