Vowels Minimal Pairs: Choose two vowel sounds to compare
Minimal pairs are two words that have the same pronunciation except for one sound. Practicing minimal pairs is helpful when similar sounds are too similar for a non-native English speaker to pronounce correctly.
long a
long e, long i, long o, long u, short a, short e, short i, short o, short u, other u, oo sound, aw sound, ow sound, oi sound
long e
long i, long o, long u, short a, short e, short i, short o, short u, other u, oo sound, aw sound, ow sound, oi sound
long i
long o, long u, short a, short e, short i, short o, short u, other u, oo sound, aw sound, ow sound, oi sound
long o
long u, short a, short e, short i, short o, short u, other u, oo sound, aw sound, ow sound, oi sound
long u
short a, short e, short i, short o, short u, other u, oo sound, aw sound, ow sound, oi sound
short a
short e, short i, short o, short u, other u, oo sound, aw sound, ow sound, oi sound
short e
short i, short o, short u, other u, oo sound, aw sound, ow sound, oi sound
short i
short o, short u, other u, oo sound, aw sound, ow sound, oi sound
short o
short u, other u, oo sound, aw sound, ow sound, oi sound
short u
other u, oo sound, aw sound, ow sound, oi sound
other u
oo sound, aw sound, ow sound, oi sound