Maximal minimum pairs These are sets of words that come close to being minimal pairs for all of the English sounds. Note that common names are included. Consonants: p ___ b ___ t ___ d ___ k ___ g ___ f ___ v ___ s ___ z ___ sh ___ zh ___ ch ___ j ___ h ___ m ___ n ___ l ___ y ___ r ___ w ___ ng ___ Vowels: I peat beat i peat bit E pate bait e pet bet ah pot bot a pat bat ou ___ bought o ___ boat U ___ boot u put ___ uh putt but r pert Burt l ___ ___ m ___ ___ n ___ ___ p pen pan b been ban t ten tan d den Dan k ken can g ___ f fen fan v Venn van s ___ z Zen sh ___ zh ___ ch ___ j Jen Jan h hen Han m men Man n ___ Nan l Len r wren ran w [when] y yen ng ___ p ping pang b bing bang t ___ tang d ding dang k king g ___ gang f ___ fang v ___ s sing sang z zing sh ___ zh ___ ch ___ j ___ h ___ hang m ___ n ___ l ___ y ___ yang r ring rang w wing wang ng ___