A minimal pair consists of two words pronounced alike except for a single phonemic difference. A phoneme is the smallest unit of significantly distinctive sound. An abbreviated list of minimal pairs is provided here for the English language teacher.
Students number their papers from one to six.
Teacher pronounces a group of three words. Two of the words in each group will be the same. Students will identify by number the words that are the same. Students number their papers from one to eight. Teacher pronounces words with a consonant contrast.