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Question: State whether the following words are minimal pairs or not (a) loose and lose (b) prostate and protect (c) know and now (d) knock and knot (e) dirt and shirt (f) pudding and putting (g) speech and speak (h) lose and nose (i) Sports and spots (j)protect and protest
(a) loose and lose - Yes, minimal pair (only different in the vowel sounds) (b) prostate and protect - No, not minimal pair (different in multiple sounds) (c) know and now - Yes, minimal pair (only different in the consonant sounds) (d) knock and knot - Yes, minimal pair (only different in the consonant sounds) (e) dirt and shirt - Yes, minimal pair (only different in the initial consonant sounds) (f) pudding and putting - Yes, minimal pair (only different in the vowel sounds) (g) speech and speak - No, not minimal pair (different in multiple sounds) (h) lose and nose - No, not minimal pair (different in multiple sounds) (i) Sports and spots - Yes, minimal pair (only different in the initial consonant sounds) (j) protect and protest - No, not minimal pair (different in multiple sounds)
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