12. The following minimal pairs show consonant
contrast:
/p/ /f/
past fast
pan fan
ripped rift
lapped laughed
wipe wife
leap leaf
13. The following are some examples of minimal
sentences:
/I/ vs. /iy/
He no longer wants to live.
He no longer wants to leave.
Those shoes fit our feet.
The bins are filled with beans.
He lost the lid.
He lost the lead.
14. /d/ vs. /ð/
Put the ladder away.
Put the lather away.
My fodder’s in the barn.
My father’s in the barn.
When will day come?
When will they come?
They soothe him.
They sued him.