N Minimal Pairs for Speech Therapy Practice

201 N Minimal Pairs for Speech Therapy Practice


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N Minimal Pairs

N/P

knot/pot

nurse/purse

nine/pine

knees/peas

net/pet

nut/putt

nail/pail

nose/pose

N/B

net/bet

night/bite

nook/book

note/boat

nest/best

neigh/bay

knee/B

nose/bows

nail/bail

no/bow

N/T

night/tight

nap/tap

no/toe

knot/tot

nail/tail

name/tame

nose/toes

nest/test

knees/tease

nook/took

N/D

nice/dice

nip/dip

knee/D

no/dough

nine/dine

knot/dot

nail/Dale

name/dame



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N/K

gnat/cat

night/kite

Nick/kick

knee/key

numb/come

not/cot

nut/cut

nurse/curse

nap/cap

name/came

N/G

know/go

nag/gag

knot/got

note/goat

net/get

Nate/gate

nest/guest

noose/goose

nap/gap

near/gear

N/F

gnat/fat

nine/fine

nail/fail

kneel/feel

night/fight

knit/fit

gnome/foam

nun/fun

N/V

nine/vine

kneel/veal

nail/veil

Nile/vial

knee/V

near/veer

net/vet

note/vote

nurse/verse

now/vow

N/S

nun/sun

knee/sea

neat/seat

knack/sack

net/set

nap/sap

numb/sum

Nick/sick

knob/sob

night/sight

N/Z

gnu/zoo

Ned/zed

knee/Z

knack/Zach

nap/zap

knit/zit

nest/zest

nip/zip

N/SH

knack/shack

nag/shag

knave/shave

knee/she

near/shear

nine/shine

neat/sheet

nip/ship

gnu/shoe

know/show

N/CH

Nick/chick

knees/cheese

nose/chose

nap/chap

numb/chum

gnu/chew

nest/chest

near/cheer

nip/chip

knock/chalk


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N/DZ

knee/G

nay/Jay

no/Joe

nail/jail

knock/Jock

nut/jut

knack/Jack

knob/job

net/jet

nil/Jill

N/H

knee/he

knot/hot

nip/hip

nope/hope

nose/hose

nail/hail

Ned/head

gnome/home

numb/hum

nerd/herd

N/Voiceless TH

Nick/thick

numb/thumb

nerd/third

nimble/thimble

gnaw/thaw

N/Voiced TH

knees/these

knee/thee

nose/those

neigh/they

no/though

gnat/that

Nan/than

N/M

gnat/mat

knee/me

kneel/meal

knight/might

knit/mitt

nail/mail

nap/map

neat/meat

nice/mice

night/might

N/L

night/light

knock/lock

nine/line

nap/lap

no/low

knot/lot

name/lame

net/let

nip/lip

know/low

N/NG

fan/fang

win/wing

pin/Ping

ton/tongue

ban/bang

thin/thing

run/rung

bin/Bing

tin/ting

gone/gong

N/R

knack/rack

nail/rail

neck/wreck

nope/rope

nod/rod

nose/rose

night/right

knocks/rocks

no/row

nest/rest


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N/W

no/woe

knack/whack

night/white

nail/whale

need/weed

neat/wheat

knee/wee

neigh/weigh

nine/whine

kneel/wheel

N/Y

nap/yap

Nell/yell

knack/yak

neigh/yay

net/yet

knot/yacht

N/ZH

bane/beige


This list of functional words was professionally selected to be the most useful for a child or adult who has difficulty with minimal pairs.

We encourage you to use this list when practicing at home.

Doing home practice will help your child make much faster progress toward correct production.

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) are only able to see students/clients 30-60 mins (or less) per week.

This is not enough time or practice for someone to strengthen their understanding of minimal pairs. But with high caseloads...

...it's all SLPs can do.

There's only so much time in the day.

Every day that your child goes without practice it becomes more and more difficult to correct Minimal Pairs errors because he/she continues to say it incorrectly. 

We know life is busy , but if you're reading this you're probably someone who cares about helping their loved one as much as you can.

Practice 5-10 minutes whenever you can, but try to do it on a consistent basis (daily).

Please, please, please use this list to practice.

It will be a great benefit to you and your loved one's progress.



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