{"id":3448,"date":"2016-06-20T09:30:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T16:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=3448"},"modified":"2017-05-04T09:02:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T16:02:33","slug":"practice-listening-pronunciation-minimal-pairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/practice-listening-pronunciation-minimal-pairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice English Listening and Pronunciation with Minimal Pairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nToday, we’re going to look at\u00a0minimal pairs<\/em>. Minimal pairs are paired word and phrases that sound almost exactly the same. These pairs will differ in just
\none sound… or sometimes just a sound or two.<\/p>\n

Minimal pairs are very useful for both listening and speaking practice. ESL teachers and students love them so much that you can find tons of minimal pair\u00a0lists\u00a0on the Web. In this post, I’ll give you a few sets of minimal pairs for commonly confused English sounds. Each set will come with audio tracks, so you can carefully listen to the differences in the pairs. And then I’ll give you some links to really good sources of minimal pairs elsewhere online.<\/p>\n

English Listening and Pronunciation: Minimal Pairs for the “R” and “L” sounds<\/h2>\n