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Minimal Pairs Listening and Pronunciation Practice

This minimal pairs listening comprehension can help you improve recognition and pronunciation of similar English sounds. First listen to the pairs of words pronounced one after the other. Next, do the quiz that follows testing the differences between the minimal pairs.

Target pair: eh as in 'let' uh as in 'up'

Click on the audio symbol and listen to the following pairs of words. When you have listened, try repeating the words yourself.

  • beg bug
  • better butter
  • empire umpire
  • fled flood
  • hell hull
  • jest just
  • many money
  • net nut
  • ready ruddy
  • steady study

Click on the audio symbol and listen to the sentences. Choose which of the target words has been used in sentence. Click on the arrow next to "Text" to see the text read.

beg bug
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better butter
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empire umpire
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fled flood
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hell hull
Text:

jest just
Text:

many money
Text:

net nut
Text:

ready ruddy
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steady study
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