Thursday, May 10, 2012

Chapter 7 Exercise #1 Moreland

  1. The following sets of minimal pairs show that English /p/ and /b/ contrast in initial, medial and final prositions. pit/bit, rapid/rabid, cap/cab
Find similar sets of minimal pairs for each pair of consonants given:



Initial
Medial
Final
a.   /k/- /g/
Kate/gate
cake/cage
bank/bang
b.   /m/-/n/
moon/noon
acme/acne
seem/seen
c.   /l/ -/r/
light/night
fly/fry
deal/dear
d.   /b/-/v/
van/ban
curbed/curved
dub/dove
e.   /b/ -/m/
may/bay
crapped/crammed/
rub/rum
f.   /p/-/f/
face/pace
depend/defend
beep/beef
g.   /s/ -/sh/
shock/sock
gases/gashes
mass/mash
h.  /ch/-/g/
chug/jug
riches/ridges
ranch/rang
i.   /s/-/z/
sip/zip
racer/razor
puss/fuzz


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