Minimal Pair, Consonant Cluster

Minimal Pair

A minimal pair is a pair of words that differ in only one sound (phoneme) in the same position, and this difference results in a change of meaning.

Examples:

Pin, Bin
Bat, Pat
Fan, Van
Ship, Sheep
Cap, Cab

Consonant Cluster

A consonant cluster is a group of two or more consonant sounds that occur together in a word, without a vowel between them.

Initial Consonant Cluster: play, school

Medial Consonant Cluster: complete, hundred

Final Consonant Cluster: hands, next

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