Two cats in a gun barrel aboard HMS Hawkins.
No mouse in that mouth... whatever was in that gun’s gone. Two cats catch nothing nosing about in the barrel of a 7.5 inch gun aboard HMS Hawkins, shortly after the Great War.
Pronunciation Pairs
Read out aloud each pair of words below, making the difference in pronunciation clear but not over-exaggerated. Can you think of more pairs of words that differ in the same way?
Note: A small number of these pairs are not strictly minimal pairs. Accent may affect the pairs.
Group A
1. Coarse. Cause.
2. Sip. Zip.
3. Pace. Pays.
4. Price. Prize.
5. Face. Phase.
Group B
1. Nap. Snap.
2. Knees. Sneeze.
3. No. Snow.
Group C
1. Rain. Train.
2. Rick. Trick.
3. Rack. Track.
4. Rim. Trim.
To get another set of words, simply refresh this page.