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[t] Initial tear cheer chest vest walk chalk cheer fear chief leaf hear cheer sheep cheep choke joke cheep deep choke poke Final pan patch match mash patch pat match mat cat catch half hatch leech leash man match pack patch wall watch ham hatch catch cab beach beep path patch match math beet beach leech leap patch pass beach beef walk watch lean leech bead beach leech leak patch pass catch calf hatch hat path patch match mad bean beach watch wash leaf leech patch pat cap catch beach beak map match [d] Initial jug mug mug jug jail nail whale jail mail jail jail pail sail jail tail jail jaw paw chunk junk fool jewel cool jewel jewel tool pool jewel Jello yellow jacket racket bump jump jump hump jam lamb Sam jam ham jam jeans beans cheep jeep jeep deep sheep jeep leap jeep jeep beep jeep keep peep jeep worm germ gym limb him gym jet wet net jet vet jet jet pet choke joke joke yolk joke poke soak joke Final chain change bad badge cage Kate change chains leg ledge cage cane ledge lead egg edge back badge K cage badge bath cage cake Ed edge badge bat cage cav

[l] Initial chase lace life knife lace race limb gym leaf chief lace face Final hall hawk rope roll wash wall rail rake talk tall bows bowl watch wall rain rail tall top rose roll bowl bone wall watch roll road boat bowl [] Initial sheep leap shirt hurt moo shoe sip ship vine shine sheep jeep bark shark shave wave rip ship shell fell pave shave shop chop whip ship shoe boo dark shark sign shine shop mop shoe new dirt shirt deep sheep ship chip pop shop line shine chew shoe ship lip keep sheep shop cop shoe two shark park bell shell shine nine zoo shoe ship zip sheep cheep goo shoe shop top zip ship peep sheep hop shop cave shave Final leash leaf leash leech mash match leap leash wall wash leash lead leaf leash wash watch lean leash leash leech man mash leak leash walk wash

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Stops vs. AffricatesSIWItear - chairtease - cheesetin - chintop - choptalk - chalkticks - chickstiled - childtip - chiptips - chipstore - choretwo - chew PICTURES: here Fricatives vs. AffricatesSIWIsore - choresum - chumsip - chipsick - chicksat - chatSue - chewsilly - chillysoak - chokesuck - chucksill - chillsearch - church Stops vs. Fricatives and Affricates SFWFrat - rashout - ouchwrite - ricecat - catchlate - lacehut - hushmat - matchroad - rosehead - hedgehit - hisscoat - coachPICTURES: here Voiced vs. Voiceless Alveolar Stops SIWI /d/vs. /t/deer teardie tiedin tindoll tolldoor toredoze toesdent tentdead Teddim TimPICTURES: here

Voiced vs. Voiceless Affricates SIWIjeer cheerjoke chokejeep cheapJane chainjaw chorejump chumpjest chestgin chinJess chess Voiceless Velarsvs. Alveolars SIWI: /k/ vs /t/car tarcore torecape tapecub tubcool toolcap tapkey teacall tallcorn tornPICTURES: here Voiceled Velarsvs. Alveolars SIWI: /g/ vs /d/gaze daze (days)gig diggo doe (dough)game damegust dustgum dumbgash dashgrip dripgrab drabgroan dronegate dategot dotGuy die (dye)guide diedPICTURES: here Fricative Contrasts (triplets)sort fort shortsore four shoresign fine shinesell fell shellseat feet sheetPICTURES: here

Final Consonant Inclusiontea teamtie tidehoe hopeplay planecar calfpea peepshoe shootlow loadPICTURES: here Final Consonant Inclusionhigh hidesee seatshoe shootshe sheepcow couchsore sortsea seedsay savePICTURES: here Final Consonant Inclusionbuy bikesew soapow! outbee beachpie pilerow roadmoo movecar cardPICTURES: here Initial Glottal Inclusion: /h/"A" hay"E" he"I" high"O" hoe("U" who - yoo-hoo)eye highair hairold holdeel heelart heartedge hedgePICTURES: here Initial Fricative Inclusion: /f/arm farmeel feelin finair fairoar fourace faceeat feetill filloh foeox foxale failPICTURES: here Initial Velar Inclusion: /k/"R" carart cartache cakeoar coreape capeair careold coldaim cameill killarm calmoff coughPICTURES: here Init Consonant Inclusion 'sh'shower hourshare airshy eyeshake acheshape apeshawl allshell "Lshout outPICTURES: here

Initial ConsonantInclusion /s/seal eelsell "L"seat eatsad addsoak oaksold oldsaw oarsoil oilsour hourPICTURES: here Initial Alveolar Inclusion/t/in tineye tieache takeaim tameair tearape tapeold toldart tartPICTURES: here Initial ConsonantInclusionus busape tapeout shouteye pieeel peelair chairache takeold foldPICTURES: here Glottal Fric vs. AlveolarStop SIWI /h/ vs. /t/hop tophall tallhorn tornhigh tiehose toeshair tearhen tenhot totPICTURES: here Glottal vs. Labio-dental Fricative SIWI: /h/ vs. /f/hat fathit fithold foldhive fivehall fallhorse forcehall fallheel feelhole foalhairy fairyPICTURES: here

Glottal vs. Palato-alveolar Fricative SIWIhall shawlhead shedhorn Seanhorn Shawnharp sharphop shophook shookhigh shyhut shutheap sheephoe showhair shareheat sheethip shipPICTURES: here Glottal vs. alveolar Fricative SIWI: /h/ vs /s/sauce horsesoup hoopsold holdside hidesit hitsand handsuit hootsole holesoap hopeseat heatsip hipseal heelPICTURES: here Liquid vs. Fricative SIWI/l/ vs /s/line signlow sewlock socklong songlick sicklip siplend sendlift siftlead seedlook sook

Liquids vs. Glides SIWI/r/ vs. /w/one runwig rigwing ringwok rockwhale railwake rakeweed readwitch richwave ravewest rest PICTURES: here Fricatives vs. Glides SIWI/f/ vs. /w/feel wheelfig wigfight whitefork walkfall wallfish wishfeel wheelfull woolfail whalefade wade Fricatives vs. Glides SIWI/v/ vs. /w/vest westveil whalevine winevet wetvolley Wallyveal wheelVic wick

Palato-alveolar Fricative vs. Affricates SFWFmash matchdish ditchwish witchwash watchcash catchhush hutchcrush crutchmarsh marchPICTURES: here Palato-alveolar Fricative vs. Affricates SIWIshops chopsshoes chooseships chipsshare chairShane chainshin chinsheep cheepshock chockPICTURES: here Liquids vs. Alveolars SIWI:/l/ vs. /d/lots dotslog doglazy daisyleap deeplove dove

Nasals vs. Liquids SIWI/n/ vs. /l/knead leadnip lipnight lightname lameknock lockneigh layno lownine lineknot lotnap lap PICTURES: here Labio-dental Fricatives vs. Stops SIWI: /f/ vs /d/file dialfish dishfan Danfour doorfive divefoam domefig dig

Alveolar vs. Palato-alveolar Fricatives SIWI suit shootsock shocksore shoresip shipsack shacksour showerseat sheetSue shoePICTURES: here Alveolar vs. Labio-dental Fricatives SIWI: /s/ vs. /f/ sold foldsauce forcesort fortsix fixsit fitsole foalcell fellsole foalsore fourPICTURES: here Alveolar vs. Labio-dental Fricatives SIWI: /s/ vs. /f/sun funseed feedsound foundseat feetseal feelsocks foxsaw foursunny funnysat fatsign finePICTURES: here /n/ vs. 'sh' SIWIgnaw shoreknee shenip shipnine shineneat sheetnut shutno showknock shock

/w/ vs. /l/ SIWI wok lockwine lineweed leadwhite lightweek leekweigh laywet letwick lick PICTURES: here /w/ vs. /l/ SIWIwhy liewake lakewait lateweep leapwink linkWally lollyPICTURES: here

Alveolar vs. Palato-alveolar Fricatives SIWIsign shinesew showsip shipsaw shoresock shockPICTURES: here

/n/ vs. /s/SIWIgnaw sawnine signnails sailskneel sealneat seatnip sipknock sockno sew /n/ vs. 'ng'SFWFRon wrongpin Pingwin wingthin thin

'th' vs. /f/ SIWIthin finthaw fourthought fortthread Fredthorn fawnthree freethirst first /v/ vs. /b/ SIWIvase barsvest bestvat batV B (Vee-Bee)vote boatvan banvow bowvery berry /l/ vs. /j/ SIWIlawn yawnLou youlap yapless yeslucky yuckyluck yuckPICTURES: here[s] Initial Sam lamb sip zip pick sick shine sign row sew sun bun wheel seal Sam jam ring sing kick sick sea key line sign yolk soak sew hoe sandal handle thong song sip lip honey sunny row sew sick thick long song hip sip choke soak mail sail sew toe sand band bunny sunny sip dip wing sing bow sew ship sip sandal candle vine sign soak joke sink rink [s] Final pat pass pass pack mouse mouth patch pass pass path mice mine pan pass mine mice toss taught moose moo lice light