Minimal pairs are words that sound the same apart from one sound. The only difference between ban /ban/ and bang /baŋ/ is the consonant sound.
Words 1 (minimal pairs in the order /n/ - /ŋ/) 1 sin-sing 2 win - wing 6 ban - bang 7 fan - fang 3 thin-thing 8 ran - rang 4 lie-in - lying 5 coffin - coughing 9 done – dung 10 gone - gong
Words 2 (minimal pairs in the order /n/ - /ŋ/) 1 banner - banger 2 hand - hanged 3 Hanover - hangover 4 sinner - singer 5 wind - winged
Phrases (minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /n/ - /ŋ/) 1 run along
2 gone wrong 3 young wine
4 king and queen 5 during the campaign 4 strong reasoning 5 business training 6 longed for money 7 ringing again 8 enough singing!
Sentences (minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /n/ - /ŋ/)
1 Whenever she wins, she sings. 2 Anyone can see that it’s raining in Singapore this morning. 3 When the leaves start turning green, it’s a sign that spring is coming. 4 There’s a chance something’s going to go wrong on Monday evening. 5 The men were arrested for money laundering at the train station in Birmingham. 6 I was bringing in the washing, when the phone began ringing.
