BUFS ENG318 (Fall 2014): Pronunciation Resources

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Minimal Pairs

Rachel's Videos: The L Sound The R Sound The W Sound Listen & Repeat Exercises
U of Iowa's Sounds of American English

	A	B	C
1	lice	rice
2	late	rate	wait
3	low	row	woe
4	law	raw
5	lay	ray	way
6	late	rate	wait
7	lane	rain	wain
8	led	red	wed
9	lie	rye	why
10	leek	reek	week

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37907855/l-r-w-pairs-1.mp3

	A	B
1	clue	crew
2	blue	brew
3	glass	grass
4	flee	free
5	blow	bro
6	clock	crock
7	block	Brocke
8	bled	bread
9	Blake	break
10	claw	craw

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37907857/l-w-pairs2.mp3

	A	B
1	belly	berry
2	mole	more
3	hail	hair
4	heel	hear
5	fool	four
6	file	fire
7	deal	dear
8	meal	mere
9	rebuttal	rebutter
10	cuddle	cutter

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37907859/l-w-pairs3.mp3

Rachel's Videos: The b and p sounds * The f and v sounds
U of Iowa's Sounds of American English

	A	B
1	big	pig
2	bet	pet
3	bad	pad
4	mob	mop
5	cab	cap
6	rib	rip
7	symbol	simple
8	rabid	rapid
9	stable	staple
10	nabbed	napped

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37907844/bp.mp3

	A	B
1	fine	vine
2	fiddle	vittle
3	flog	vlog
4	leaf	leave
5	safe	save
6	huffer	hover
7	proof	prove
8	half	have

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37907848/fv.mp3

	A	B
1	bat	fat
2	boat	vote
3	pile	file
4	cab	calf
5	pry	fry
6	sappy	savvy
7	cub	cuff
8	cape	cave

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37907861/silent-bpfv.mp3

	A	B	C	D
1	bee	pee	fee	vee
2	berry	perry	ferry	very
3	buy	pie	fie	vie
4	bile	pile	file	vile
5	bail	pale	fail	veil
6	bay	pay	fay	vay
	bane	pain	feign	vane
8	best	pest	fest	vest

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37907846/bpfv.mp3

Rachels Videos: 's' as in 'sip' , 'z' as in 'zip' , 'sh' as in 'ship' , 'j' as in 'jar' , 'ch' as in 'char' , 'dj' as in 'measure'
Sounds of American English

	A	B	C	D	E
1	Sue	zoo	shoe	chew	Jew
2	cass	Kaz	cash	catch
3	sear	zir	sheer	cheer	Jeer
4	sane	zane	Shane	Chain	Jane
5	lease	Lee's	leash	leech
6	sip	zip	ship	chip	gyp
7	seep		sheep	cheap	jeep
8	leased		leashed	leeched

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37907863/s-z-sh-ch-j.mp3

	A	B
1	major	measure
2	pressure	pleasure
3	Confucian	confusion
4	ledger	leisure
5		conclusion
6		division
7		exposure
8		explosion
9		supervision
10		treasure

There was a huge explosion by the shore.
This sure is a confusing conclusion.

	A	B
1	ditched	dished
2	matched	mashed
3	hatched	hashed
4	hitched	hissed
5	watched	washed

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37907865/tched-shed.mp3

Rachel Videos: The ih as in site Sound * The ee as in She Sound * oh as in No sound * aw as in Law Sound * EE vs ih: Tense vs. Lax

	A	B
1	seat	sit
2	peak	pick
3	eel	ill
4	leave	live
5	meal	mill
6	peel	pill
7	reach	rich
8	teen	tin
9	seek	sick
10	deep	dip
11	liter	litter
12	beaker	bicker

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37907851/long-e-pairs.mp3

	A	B
1	boat	bought
2	low	law
3	hole	hall
4	close	clause
5	bowl	ball
6	most	must
7	won't	want
8	goat	got
9	shown	Shawn
10	oaf	off
11	coast	cost
12	woke	walk

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37907853/long-o-pairs.mp3

Rachel's Video: Vowel Length Affected by Ending Consonant

	A	B
1	bell	belt
2	car	cart
3	fell	felt
4	her	hurt
5	tore	torn
6	knees	needs
7	mill	milk
8	can	can't
9	ben	bent
10	Hun	hunt

I think we (can/can't) do it today.

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/38102260/pairs-ending-blends.mp3

	A	B
1	need	neat
2	rag	rack
3	hid	hit
4	mud	mutt
5	save	safe
6	ride	write
7	bud	but
8	bag	back

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/38102230/need-neat.mp3
Rachel's Videos: 'eh' as in 'bed' 'aa' as in 'bat' 'aw' as in 'law' 'oy' as in 'toy'.'uh' as in 'butter' 'ah' as in 'father'
Sounds of American English

	A	B
1	and	end
2	bland	blend
3	ham	hem
4	tamper	temper
5	land	lend
6	gassed	guest
7	pan	pen
8	spanned	spend
9	band	bend
10	tamp	temp

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/49254774/aa-eh-pairs.mp3

	A	B
1	bat	bet
2	had	head
3	paddle	pedal
4	shall	shell
5	gnat	net
6	mat	met
7	pack	peck
8	mash	mesh
9	rack	wreck
10	past	pest

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37907843/ae-eh-pairs.mp3

	A	B
1	color	collar
2	nut	not
3	stuck	stock
4	luck	lock
5	come	calm
6	fund	fond
7	bum	bomb
8	wonder	wander

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/38102095/color-collar.mp3

	A	B
1	beg	bug
2	ben	bun
3	dell	dull
4	messed	must
5	guess	Gus
6	jest	just
7	net	nut
8	better	butter

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/38102094/beg-bug.mp3

	A	B
1	all	oil
2	jaw	joy
3	paw	poi
4	brawl	broil
5	toe	toy
6	cone	coin
7	old	oiled
8	toll	toil

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/38102093/all-oil.mp3

More Minimal Pairs
http://streaming.ohio.edu/cas/lingCALL/vowel.htm
http://www.fuhriman.us/la.esl/minimal-pairs.html (no audio)

It's really too late to wait.
What's the low down on the raw fish law?
After a week, I think these leeks reek.
The crew didn't' have a clue.
If we flee, we'll be free.
Did Blake break the plate?
The hail got in my hair.
The meal was a mere five dollars.
There were very many berries in the valley.
The big cap is a simple symbol.
I only have half of the fee.
Please sit in the soft seat.
There was a lot of pressure to measure the major explosion.
Put the sheet on the seat before you sit on it.
Most of you must bowl with the red ball.
She won't want to walk there.
The frog would leap from one leaf to another .
There's a ban on putting fans in a van.
I wish she wasn't a witch.
Who's got your goat?
Would she sue the zoo?
We hissed as we watched the conclusion.
We ditched the party and washed our car.

Slow Speed

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37909543/sentence-practice-slow.mp3

Normal Speed

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/37909541/sentence-practice-normal.mp3

Mary is thirty-one years old. She has lived in New York City for 18 months and never wants to leave. She got her degree in Fine Arts and now works as a consultant for a marketing firm. She loves Manhattan and all it has to offer. In her free time, she likes to go bowling and take photographs. She also likes reading thrillers and mystery novels.When she has guests in town and it's warm, she might take them to the Central Park Zoo or walk along the East River to enjoy the view of the Brooklyn Bridge. It is a pleasure for her to show them the town. New York is well known for its restaurants. One of Mary's favorite places is called The Wood Grill. Her friend James is a waiter there. Sometimes she'll go there for brunch because it's fairly cheap.

http://pufslebow.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/69295128/jeff-mary-in-nyc.mp3

Minimal pairs (groups)