Pronunciation
Consonant
Minimal pairs
100

Jewelry

JOOL-ree X JEW-ell-ree

JEW-ell-ree

100

/d/

Dog /dɒɡ/ 

Day /deɪ/ 

Door /dɔː(r)/ 

Dance /dɑːns/ /dæns/ 

Drive /draɪv/

Deep /diːp/ (Hluboký)

100

BED

BET/BAD

200

February 

FEB-roo-air-ee X FEB-yoo-air-ee

FEB-roo-air-ee

200

/g/

Go /ɡəʊ/ Game /ɡeɪm/ Good /ɡʊd/ Girl /ɡɜːl/ Green /ɡriːn/

200

SHEEP

SHIP

300

Subtle 

SUH-tell X SUB-tell

SUH-tell

300

/w/

Water /ˈwɔː.tə(r)/ Window /ˈwɪn.dəʊ/ World /wɜːld/ Work /wɜːk/

300

YOLK

JOKE


400

Stomach 

STO-match X STUM-ick

STUM-ick

400

/dʒ/

Jack /dʒæk/ July /dʒuˈlaɪ/ General /ˈdʒen.ər.əl/ Giant /ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/

400

HOLE

HOWL

500

Salmon

SAUL-man  X  SAM-in 

SAM-in

500

/ð/

This /ðɪs/ That /ðæt/ They /ðeɪ/ Then /ðen/ There /ðeə(r)/

500

PLEASE

PEAS