Minimal Pair List Vowels 1 and 10, /i/ and /ʌ/ 300 pairs
The /i/ vowel exhibits its common spellings of <ee> and <ea>, as well as several less common spellings in
media
,
Riesling
and
keyed
. The /ʌ/ vowel is normally spelled with <u> but also <oo> in
blood
, <ou> in
touch
and
rough
, and <oCe> in
money
and
shove
.
The difference in length and articulatory position means that this contrast is unlikely to be a problem for any learners.
Interesting pairs include:
increased encrust
seaman summon
senior sunnier
The density value is 4.5%. The 164 semantic distinctions give a semantic loading of 54%.
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