Minimal Pair /tf/ and It/ censicrcicomsesren
as in catch and cat
Bolow is a lst of words that vary only by one having the sound /ff and the other the sound /.
‘You can use this list to practise the sounds, or as a list of words to be careful in pronouncing.
Engishciuo TP
1N1 is pronounced by putting the tip of your tongue against the top of your mouth just behind your top teeth and pulling it down,
making the “tut tut” sound you make when you disapprove of something, The tongue and mouth positions are the same as when
‘you pronounce /d/, but with JU the voice is not used and you release mare air.
1/'s pronounced without your tongue moving and with more air released than with I, Its similar to the sound of a sneeze, and
the air released should be able to move a piece of paper or be felt on your hand five centimetres in front of your mouth. It is most,
similar to the sound /ds/, but again without the voice and with more air released.
Elementary
catch cat
‘ouch out
watch whatPre-Intermediate
beach beat
choose tease
cchost test
chew two
chil tiled
chip tip
choose twos
chose toes
‘coach coat
each eat
hatch hat
match mat
starch start
torch taught
Intermediate
bench bentchair tear
chew too
cil ti
chime time
coin tin
chop top
chore tour
‘churn turn
ite it
much mutt
notch nat
peach peat
rich writ
roach wrote
teach teat
touch tut
which witUpper-Intermediate
arch art
batch bat
belch bolt
biteh bit
chap tap
chart tart
chat tat
cheat teat
chock teak
cheer tear
chick tick
chore tore
ite hit
hunch hunt
march mart
patch patparch part
pitch pit
porch port
punch punt
‘Scotch Scot
wit wit
wrench rent
Advanced
beech beet
bitchy bitty
bleach bleat
blotch blot
botch bot
catchy catty
char tar
chide tide
‘chirps turpscit tt
choke toke
chubby tubby
chute tuft
chug tug
flinch int
hooch hoot
bute ut
kitsch kt
lynch lint
mooch moot
perch pert
pouch pout
roach role
torch tort
twitch twit