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yacht/pot
yen/pen
yay/pay
you/Pooh
yet/pet
yawn/pawn
yam/Pam
yak/pack
yen/Ben
yay/bay
you/boo
yet/bet
yak/back
yes/Bess
yacht/tot
yen/ten
you/two
yak/tack
yes/Tess
yell/tell
ya'll/tall
yank/tank
yacht/dot
yen/den
yay/day
you/do
yet/debt
yawn/dawn
yam/dam
yum/dumb
yacht/cot
yen/Ken
yay/Kay
ya'll/call
yolk/coke
yet/get
yacht/got
yes/guess
ya'll/gall
yum/gum
year/gear
yawn/fawn
yen/fen
yell/fell
yolk/folk
ya'll/fall
yay/Faye
Yale/veil
year/veer
yet/vet
yawn/Vaughn
yell/cell
yap/sap
yum/sum
yak/sack
yay/say
yet/set
yam/Sam
yolk/soak
you/Sue
yap/zap
yen/Zen
yak/Zach
you/shoe
yell/shell
ya'll/shawl
yak/shack
yank/shank
year/cheer
yellow/cello
yes/chess
yay/Jay
yet/jet
yak/jack
yolk/joke
yam/jam
yeti/jetty
yacht/jot
yell/gel
you/who
year/hear
yak/hack
yen/hen
yacht/hot
yam/ham
yay/hay
yard/hard
yellow/hello
yank/Hank
yay/they
yum/thumb
yanks/thanks
ye/thee
yay/they
yo/though
yellow/mellow
yes/mess
yay/may
yet/met
yak/Mac
yap/map
yap/nap
yell/Nell
yak/knack
yay/neigh
yet/net
yacht/not
yam/lamb
yay/lay
yawn/lawn
yes/less
yard/lard
yacht/lot
yet/let
yap/lap
yank/lank
yay/ray
yacht/rot
yap/rap
yak/rack
yam/ram
yank/rank
yay/way
yet/wet
yam/wham
yak/whack
yen/when
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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