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Minimal Pairs: /i/ vs /ɪ /

       /i/                                         /ɪ /
    Beads                                         Bids
   Beakers                                      Bickers
Beech /beach                                      Bitch
     Beef                                   Biff (a name)
     Bean                                          Bin
    Bleep                                          Blip
     Beat                                           Bit
   Cheap                                          Chip
    Deed                                           Did
     Deal                                          Dill
    Deem                                          Dim
    Dean                                           Din
    Deep                                           Dip
      Eek                                          Ick
      Eel                                           Ill
      Eat                                            It
     Feel                                           Fill
    Fiend                                       Finned
    Feast                                          Fist
     Feet                                           Fit
     Fees                                          Fizz
 Heed/He’d                                         Hid
  Heel /Heal                                       Hill
    Heap                                           Hip
     He’s                                          His
 Jean /Gene                                        Gin
     Jeep                                          Jip
    Keyed                                          Kid
   Keen                                          Kin
   Lead                                          Lid
 Leak / leek                                    Lick
   Lean                                         Lynn
    Leap                                         Lip
   Leave                                        Live
    Lee’s                                        Liz
   Mead                                         Mid
   Meek                                         Mick
Mean        Min
 Kneel        Nil
 Peek       Pick
  Peel       Pill
 Peep        Pip
Queen       Quin
Quease      Quiz
 Reed        Rid
 Reek       Rick
  Reef       Riff
 Regal     Wriggle
  Reel       Rill
 Ream        Rim
 Reap        Rip
Reason      Risen
 Seek       Sick
  Seal        Sill
Seamer     Simmer
  Seen        Sin
  Seep        Sip
 Sheep       Ship
 Sheet       Shit
Sneakers   Snickers
 Steal       Still
  Teal        Till
 Teem        Tim
 Teen        Tin
Teepee      Tippy
 Tease       Tis
Wheel       Will
 Wean       Win
 Weep       Whip
Wheeze      Whiz

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Minimal pairs "ee" and "i"

  • 1. Minimal Pairs: /i/ vs /ɪ / /i/ /ɪ / Beads Bids Beakers Bickers Beech /beach Bitch Beef Biff (a name) Bean Bin Bleep Blip Beat Bit Cheap Chip Deed Did Deal Dill Deem Dim Dean Din Deep Dip Eek Ick Eel Ill Eat It Feel Fill Fiend Finned Feast Fist Feet Fit Fees Fizz Heed/He’d Hid Heel /Heal Hill Heap Hip He’s His Jean /Gene Gin Jeep Jip Keyed Kid Keen Kin Lead Lid Leak / leek Lick Lean Lynn Leap Lip Leave Live Lee’s Liz Mead Mid Meek Mick
  • 2. Mean Min Kneel Nil Peek Pick Peel Pill Peep Pip Queen Quin Quease Quiz Reed Rid Reek Rick Reef Riff Regal Wriggle Reel Rill Ream Rim Reap Rip Reason Risen Seek Sick Seal Sill Seamer Simmer Seen Sin Seep Sip Sheep Ship Sheet Shit Sneakers Snickers Steal Still Teal Till Teem Tim Teen Tin Teepee Tippy Tease Tis Wheel Will Wean Win Weep Whip Wheeze Whiz