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🟢 Easy 221 sets
#ContrastWord 1Word 2Word 3Word 4
1 l vs r lielīryerī
2 cl vs cr in cluster clueklūcrewkrū
3 ŏ vs ŭ shotshotshutshut
4 y-onset vs vowel yeastyēsteastēst
5 ō vs awr bonebōnbornbawrn
6 l vs r latelātraterāt
7 fl vs fr in cluster flightflītfrightfrīt
8 cl vs cr in cluster classklascrasskras
9 a vs u dragdragdrugdrug
10 l vs r liplipriprip
11 s vs th (final) trucetrūstruthtrūth
12 s vs th (final) facefāsfaithfāth
13 o vs u golfgolfgulfgulf
14 s vs th (final) mousemowsmouthmowth
15 r vs w reelrēlwealwēl
16 w vs wh wealwēlwheelwēl
17 fl vs fr in cluster flameflāmframefrām
18 s vs th (final) worsewursworthwurth
19 l vs r leechlēchreachrēch
20 u vs a hutchhuchhatchhach
21 r vs l freefrēfleeflē
22 rdz vs rz (extra d sound) cardskaardzcarskaarz
23 e vs a techtektacktak
24 ā vs āt (vowel vs vowel + final t) Aāeightāt
25 l vs r lacelāsracerās
26 t vs d (final) litlitlidlid
27 k vs g (final) backbakbagbag
28 s vs th (final) massmasmathmath
29 aw vs ō Paulpawlpolepōl
30 cl vs cr in cluster cloudklowdcrowdkrowd
31 f vs lf (final consonant) woofwʊfwolfwʊlf
32 o vs ō wantwontwon'twōnt
33 fl vs fr in cluster, final t vs d flightflītfriedfrīd
34 y-onset vs vowel start yearyērearēryeahya
35 a vs o vs u sacksaksocksoksucksuk
36 aw vs u vs r-onset longlawnglunglungwrongrawng
37 ō vs ōl vs awr codekōdcoldkōldcordkawrd
38 b/v + a vs u banbanbunbunvanvan
39 aw vs ō vs u vs o chalkchawkchokechōkchuckchukchockchok
40 aar vs awr vs ur barnbaarnbornbawrnburnburn
41 a vs a+th vs u bassbasbathbathbusbus
42 l/r + o vs ō clockklokcroakkrōkcloakklōk
43 ōl vs aw vs awr molemōlmallmawlmoremawr
44 aar vs a vs aw marsmaarzmathmathmothmawth
45 l/r + i vs ē clickklikcreekkrēkcrickkrik
46 ōl vs awr vs aw stolestōlstorestawrstallstawl
47 o + final consonant cobkobcodkodcotkot
48 r vs w (homophones: why = Y) ryerīwhywīYwī
49 end vs engkth vs ent lendlendlengthlengkthlentlent
50 aw vs aarl vs ōl mallmawlmarlmaarlmolemōl
51 i vs r+i vs ē listlistwristristleastlēst
52 a vs aw vs o natchnachnautchnawchnotchnoch
53 doo vs dyoo (near-homophones in American English) dodūduedū/dyūdewdū/dyū
54 a vs o vs aw panpanponponpawnpawn
55 v vs b vs d (final) curvekurvcurbkurbcurdkurd
56 o vs aar vs ur dotdotdartdaartdirtdurt
57 l vs r onset, ō vs awr loadlōdlordlawrdroadrōd
58 final m vs n vs t amamananatat
59 rote = wrote (homophones) — ō vs aw roterōtwroterōtwroughtrawt
60 aw vs ō vs awr talltawltolltōltoretawr
61 th vs d thenthendenden
62 s vs th sinksinkthinkthink
63 aar vs ur larklaarklurklurk
64 r vs l readrēdleadlēd
65 b vs v bestbestvestvest
66 b vs v boatbōtvotevōt
67 ʊ vs ū (short vs long oo) pullpʊlpoolpūl
68 ʊ vs ū (short vs long oo) fullfʊlfoolfūl
69 pl vs pr playplāprayprā
70 u vs o vs aar cupkupcopkopcarpkaarp
71 t vs d vs g (final) batbatbadbadbagbag
72 b vs d (final) robrobrodrod
73 d vs t (final) seedsēdseatsēt
74 t vs d (final) cartkaartcardkaard
75 a vs o blackblakblockblok
76 k vs g (final) locklokloglog
77 o vs u vs aar dockdokduckdukdarkdaark
78 a vs o vs u patpatpotpotputtput
79 a vs u vs aar hashhashhushhushharshhaarsh
80 a vs u tagtagtugtug
81 cl vs cr, a vs u clashclashcrashcrashcrushcrush
82 l vs r lootlūtrootrūt
83 silent gh; weigh = whey (homophones) weighwāweightwātwheywā
84 final t datedātdaydā
85 gl vs gr gleyglāgraygrā
86 final s vs th tensetenstenthtenth
87 t vs l whitewītwhilewīl
88 a vs o addadoddod
89 l vs r glowglōgrowgrō
90 a vs aw vs u sangsangsongsawngsungsung
91 n vs ng sinsinsingsing
92 n vs ng sunsunsungsung
93 n vs ng thinthinthingthing
94 n vs ng fanfanfangfang
95 l vs r launchlawnchraunchrawnch
96 l vs r glueglūgrewgrū
97 aw vs o vs u · same -t naughtnawtnotnotnutnut
98 l vs r onset lotlotrotrot
99 weak kən vs strong kant · -t ending cankən / kancan'tkant
100 s vs sh onset sipsipshipship
101 aw vs ō pausepawzposepōz
102 aw vs ō baldbawldboldbōld
103 ō vs awr · folk l silent folkfōkforkfawrk
104 ō vs awr pokepōkporkpawrk
105 fl vs fr · l vs r flyflīfryfrī
106 bl vs br · l vs r bladeblādbraidbrād
107 pl vs pr · l vs r plyplīpryprī
108 z vs ts (extra t sound) isizitsits
109 z vs ts (extra t sound) staysstāzstatesstāts
110 s vs ts (extra t sound) lesslesletslets
111 ks vs kts (extra t sound) faxfaksfactsfakts
112 z vs ts (extra t sound) waswuzwhat'swuts
113 nz vs nts (extra t sound) painspānzpaintspānts
114 z vs ts (extra t sound) lieslīzlightslīts
115 nz vs ndz (extra d sound) finesfīnzfindsfīndz
116 z vs dz (extra d sound) feesfēzfeedsfēdz
117 z vs dz (extra d sound) riserīzridesrīdz
118 nz vs ndz (extra d sound) lenslenzlendslendz
119 lz vs ldz (extra d sound) billsbilzbuildsbildz
120 a vs u mashmashmushmush
121 aw vs ō fawnfawnphonefōn
122 cr vs cl onset · u vs o crutchkruchclutchkluchcrotchkroch
123 d vs t (final) grandgrandgrantgrant
124 bl vs br in cluster bloomblūmbroombrūm
125 bl vs br in cluster blueblūbrewbrū
126 ō vs awr stokestōkstorkstawrk
127 a vs o vs u appapopopupup
128 a vs o vs u hathathothothuthut
129 a vs u vs ur tantantontunturnturn
130 ō vs awr tonetōntorntawrn
131 b vs v boltbōltvoltvōlt
132 a vs u · n vs ng fanfanfunfunfangfang
133 t vs d (final) rentrentrendrend
134 a vs o slabslabslobslob
135 gl vs gr in cluster gloomglūmgroomgrūm
136 a vs u tabtabtubtub
137 o vs ō vs awr conkonconekōncornkawrn
138 aw vs ō · final th vs z clothklawthclotheklōthclothesklōz
139 th vs d (final) bathebāthbadebād
140 s vs th (final) bassbasbathbath
141 ō vs awr honehōnhornhawrn
142 aw vs awr saucesawssourcesawrs
143 w vs wh (hw onset) winwinwhinhwin
144 w vs wh (hw onset) witchwichwhichhwich
145 u vs o · wh vs w onset whathwutwattwot
146 a vs o jackjakjockjok
147 a vs o taptaptoptop
148 a vs u panpanpunpun
149 a vs u tantantuntun
150 a vs o vs u stampstampstompstompstumpstump
151 a vs o clapklapclopklop
152 a vs aw glassglasglossglaws
153 fl vs fr flankflangkfrankfrangk
154 a vs o vs u ramramromromrumrum
155 a vs aw lastlastlostlawst
156 a vs o cankanconkon
157 a vs o datdatdotdot
158 a vs u badgebajbudgebuj
159 a vs u backbakbuckbuk
160 a vs u tacktaktucktuk
161 a vs u packpakpuckpuk
162 o vs u dockdokduckduk
163 a vs o hackhakhockhok
164 a vs u maskmaskmuskmusk
165 a vs u lamlamlumlum
166 aar vs ur farfaarfurfur
167 aar vs ur dartdaartdirtdurt
168 ō vs aw lowlōlawlaw
169 ō vs aw rowrōrawraw
170 aw vs ō lostlawstroastrōst
171 aw vs ō haulhawlholehōl
172 ē vs i beanbēnbeenbin
173 s vs sh sinsinshinshin
174 i vs ē sinsinseensēn
175 f vs th finfinthinthin
176 s vs sh seatsētsheetshēt
177 sl vs thr (cluster) slewslūthroughthrū
178 sl vs thr (cluster) slowslōthrowthrō
179 ī vs ī + final t bybībytebīt
180 l vs r licelīsricerīs
181 l vs r limelīmrhymerīm
182 l vs r leeklēkreekrēk
183 awr vs ur vs url wardwawrdwordwurdworldwurld
184 ō vs aw coastkōstcostkawst
185 l vs r loblobrobrob
186 o vs u robrobrubrub
187 s vs sh seesēsheshē
188 a vs o ananonon
189 a vs e andandendend
190 k vs t (final) quickkwikquitkwit
191 a vs o mapmapmopmop
192 ck vs t (final) sicksiksitsit
193 ck vs t (final) nicknikknitnit
194 ck vs t (final) pickpikpitpit
195 ck vs t (final) hickhikhithit
196 ck vs t (final) lickliklitlit
197 d vs t (final) sendsendsentsent
198 d vs t (final) sadsadsatsat
199 d vs t (final) tendtendtenttent
200 ck vs g (final) dockdokdogdog
201 d vs t (final) nodnodnotnot
202 d vs t (final) godgodgotgot
203 t vs d (final) hathathadhad
204 d vs t (final) madmadmatmat
205 b vs p (final) slurbslurbslurpslurp
206 d vs t (final) bendbendbentbent
207 o vs u dogdogdugdug
208 a vs u slangslangslungslung
209 a vs o vs u bankbankbonkbonkbunkbunk
210 a vs u dankdankdunkdunk
211 k vs p vs t (final) wickwikwhipwipwitwit
212 d vs t (final) sidesīdsitesīt
213 a vs u hanghanghunghung
214 s vs z (final) iceīseyesīz
215 aar vs ur hardhaardherdhurd
216 a vs o vs u haghaghoghoghughug
217 spl vs spr in cluster splintsplintsprintsprint
218 a vs u tracktraktrucktruk
219 a vs o vs u gatgatgotgotgutgut
220 a vs o vs u ratratrotrotrutrut
221 a vs o vs u (stressed vowel) barrowbár-ōborrowbór-ōburrowbúr-ō
🟡 Medium 60 sets
#ContrastWord 1Word 2Word 3
1 l vs r (medial) collaboratekə-láb-ə-rā̀tcorroboratekə-rób-ə-rā̀t
2 ŏ vs ŭ mommymóm-ēmummymúm-ē
3 b vs v burybér-ēveryvér-ē
4 b vs v + ĕ vs air burybér-ēvaryváir-ē
5 b vs v (bury = berry) berrybér-ēveryvér-ē
6 ă vs ŭ ankleáng-kəluncleúng-kəl
7 l vs r laserlā́-zərrazorrā́-zər
8 l vs r leatherléth-ərratherráth-ər
9 same sound — spelling differs weatherwéth-ərwhetherwéth-ər
10 a vs u wanderwón-dərwonderwún-dər
11 l vs r (medial) pilotpī́-lətpiratepī́-rət
12 ā vs ē (stressed vowel) sacredsā́-kridsecretsḗ-krit
13 l vs r dailydā́-lēdairydáir-ē
14 l vs r fairlyfáir-lēfairyfáir-ē
15 l vs r glamourglám-ərgrammargrám-ər
16 ā·tən vs at·ərn Satansā́-tənSaturnsát-ərn
17 a vs o valleyvál-ēvolleyvól-ē
18 stress: DEZ·ərt vs di·ZURT desertdéz-ərtdessertdi-zúrt
19 fyoo-TƏL vs fyoo-dəl futilefyū́-təlfeudalfyū́-dəl
20 z vs th (voiced) breezingbrḗ-zingbreathingbrḗ-thing
21 e vs a (stressed vowel) celerysél-ə-rēsalarysál-ə-rē
22 homophones: same sounds, different word boundary Taipeitī-pā́Type Atīp ā́
23 connected speech: 'got a' sounds like 'gutter' got agót əguttergút-ər
24 connected speech: 'but a' sounds like 'butter' but abút əbutterbút-ər
25 + /t/ sound (past tense -ed) talk totáwk tūtalked totáwkt tū
26 i vs ə (unstressed first syllable) effecti-féktaffectə-fékt
27 a vs o (stressed first syllable) accidenták-si-dəntOccidentók-si-dənt
28 2 syllables vs 1 syllable closesklṓ-zizclothesklōz
29 r vs l, e vs ā (stressed vowel) readyréd-ēladylā́-dē
30 same spelling — ō vs o (different meaning) Polishpṓ-lishpolishpól-ish
31 o vs a · l vs r (medial) followfól-ōfarrowfár-ōfallowfál-ō
32 kə-REER vs KAR-ee-ər vs KUR-ee-ər careerkə-rḗrcarrierkár-ē-ərcurrierkúr-ē-ər
33 ō·bel vs ō·bəl vs ov·əl nobelnō-bélnoblenṓ-bəlnovelnóv-əl
34 a vs e vs o hallowhál-ōhellohə-lṓhollowhól-ō
35 u vs o colorkúl-ərcollarkól-ər
36 a vs o (stressed vowel) battlebát-əlbottlebót-əl
37 a vs u (stressed vowel) hasslehás-əlhustlehús-əl
38 u vs ur studystúd-ēsturdystúr-dē
39 ū vs o vs aar googolgū́-gəlgogglegóg-əlgarglegáar-gəl
40 o vs ō modelmód-əlmodalmṓ-dəl
41 ō vs aw · -t vs -d notenōtnodenōdnaughtnawt
42 l vs r vs l+r Juliejū́-lējuryjū́r-ējewelryjū́-əl-rē
43 él- vs i-léj- · stress shift eligibleél-i-ji-bəlillegiblei-léj-i-bəl
44 ē vs i · stress shift decadedḗ-kā̀ddecayeddi-kā́d
45 stress shift · ə vs u discusdís-kəsdiscussdi-skús
46 medial -d- voiced vs -t- unvoiced ladderlád-ərlatterlát-ər
47 ā vs e · -j- vs -zh- majormā́-jərmeasuremézhər
48 pl onset · -j- vs -zh- pledgerpléj-ərpleasureplézhər
49 l onset · -j- vs -zh- ledgerléj-ərleisurelézhər
50 connected speech: 'come on' sounds like 'common' come onkúm oncommonkóm-ən
51 aa vs u (calm vs come) calm downkáam downcome downkúm down
52 v vs b (silent p in cupboard) coveredkúv-ərdcupboardkúb-ərd
53 e vs a (stressed vowel) Kennedykén-ə-dēCanidaekán-i-dē
54 o vs ō (silent h in honor) honorón-ərownerṓn-ər
55 awr vs u (stressed vowel) proportionprə-páwr-shənpropulsionprə-púl-shən
56 d vs dz (extra z sound) besidebi-sī́dbesidesbi-sī́dz
57 b vs v onset · ō vs aw boltbōltvoltvōltvaultvawlt
58 l vs r onset · v vs b (final) livelivribrib
59 ak- vs ek- (prefix) acceptak-séptexceptek-sépt
60 r vs l (medial) · awr vs ō vs o sorelysōr-lēsolelysōl-ēsorrysor-ē
🔴 Hard 54 sets
#ContrastWord 1Word 2Word 3Word 4Word 5Word 6Word 7Word 8
1 aw vs awl vs ur vs url wardwawrdwallwawlwordwurdworldwurld
2 aw vs ow vs ō vs awr laudlawdloudlowdloadlōdlordlawrd
3 aar vs ur vs ō vs awr farmfaarmfirmfurmfoamfōmformfawrm
4 awr vs ō vs aw vs o vs u vs a boardbawrdboatbōtboughtbawtbotbotbutbutbatbat
5 a vs air vs ā vs u palacepál-isParispáir-isplaceplāsplusplus
6 l vs r + vowel quality lightlītlighterlī́-tərrightrītwriterrī́-tər
7 ō vs awr vs aw cokekōkconekōncorekawrcorkkawrkcornkawrncallkawl
8 l/r + ē vs ʊ fleaflēfluteflūtfreefrēfruitfrūt
9 l/r + a vs o vs u lacklaklockloklucklukrackrakrockrokruckruk
10 aar vs a vs awr vs o partpaartpatpatportpawrtpotpot
11 l/r + ā vs e lakelākleklekrakerākwreckrek
12 aw vs awr vs ōl vs ō rawrawroarrawrrollrōlrowrō
13 l/r + a vs e vs u laglagleglegluglugragragrugrug
14 aw vowel series saltsawltsawsawsewsōsortsawrtsoughtsawt
15 aw vs ō vs awr vs ur talltawltoetōtorntawrnturnturn
16 aar vs u vs o vs a sharkshaarkshuckshukshockshokshackshak
17 aw vs awr vs ō · final variety forcefawrsfalsefawlshosehōzhorsehawrsfourthfawrth
18 o vs u vs ū vs ur collarkól-ərcolorkúl-ərcoolerkū́-lərcurlerkúrl-ər
19 aa vs aar vs u vs u lavaláa-vəlarvaláar-vəloverlúv-ərrubberrúb-ər
20 l/r + vowel variety clackklakclerkklurkclockklokcluckklukcrackkrak
21 aw vs ōl vs ōn vs awr vs awrm stallstawlstolestōlstonestōnstorestawrstormstawrm
22 l/r + ē vs e vs i leadlēdledledlidlidridridreadrēd
23 l/r + o vs u loblobloveluvrobrobrubrub
24 aar vs aw vs ur vs o yarnyaarnyawnyawnyearnyurnyonyon
25 a vs aar vs aw vs e vs o vs u dandandarndaarndawndawndendendondondonedun
26 ō vowel + final consonant closeklōzclosedklōzdclothklawthclotheklōth
27 l/r + vowel variety lamlamlamelāmramramromromRomerōmrumrum
28 l/r + a vs e vs o vs u laglagleglegloglogluglugragragrugrug
29 l/r + ū vowel series lewdlūdloolūrouxrūruderūdrulerūl
30 aar vs o vs u vs ur carvekaarvcobkobcubkubcurbkurbcurvekurv
31 aw + h vs ø onset allawlhallhawloarawrwholehōl
32 l/r + ē vs i leechlēchlycheelḗ-chēreachrēchrichrich
33 a vs ō vs ʊ vs awr vs ow patchpachpoachpōchpoochpūchporchpawrchpouchpowch
34 aa vs aar vs awr vs ur fafaafarfaarforfawrfurfur
35 e vs i (prefix vowel) emigrantém-i-grəntemigrateém-i-grā̀timmigrantím-i-grəntimmigrateím-i-grā̀t
36 aw vs aar vs aa vs ur falterfáwl-tərfartherfáar-thərfatherfáa-thərfurtherfúr-thər
37 s vs sh, ē vs i, final t vs d seatsētsheetshētsitsitseedsēd
38 aard vs aart vs urt vs ot hardhaardhearthaarthurthurthothot
39 aw vs ō vs ow vs owl aweawoweōowowowlowl
40 l/r + a vs u lamplamplumplumprampramprumprump
41 a vs o, final d vs t padpadpatpatpodpodpotpot
42 a vs u vs ō vs awr damdamdumbdumdomedōmdormdawrm
43 ō vs o vs aw vs u doughdōdolldoldawndawndulldul
44 a vs aw vs aar · -s vs -th vs -rz massmasmathmathmossmawsMorsemawrzMarsmaarzmothmawth
45 a vs u vs aw · l vs r onset lastlastlustlustlostlawstrustrust
46 aw vs ō · -l vs -r vs open mallmawlmolemōlmoremawrmowmōmawmaw
47 u vs o vs aar; ə vs e (final) bubblebúb-əlbobblebób-əlbarbelbáar-bəlbarbellbáar-bel
48 same ī · open vs -d vs -t vs -l vs -m vs -r vs -p tietītidetīdtighttīttiletīltimetīmtiretīrtypetīp
49 y onset + vowel variety yachtyotyawyawyoreyawryeahyayoyō
50 w/wh onset + vowel variety · walk l silent walkwawkwokewōkworkwurkwokwokwackwakwhackwak
51 -ary vs -ally ending literarylít-ə-rèr-ēliterallylít-ər-ə-lē
52 a vs aar vs aw vs o vs ō vs awr vs u · same c__t frame catkatcartkaartcaughtkawtcotkotcoatkōtcoltkōltcourtkawrtcutkut
53 a vs aar vs aw vs o vs u stackstakstarkstaarkstalkstawkstockstokstuckstuk
54 same h + short a · d vs f vs g vs v vs k (final) hadhadhalfhafhaghaghavehavhackhak