254 DRESS /ԑ/ “set” vs TRAP /a/ “sat” Pre-R Words (minimal pairs in the order /ԑ/ - /a/) 1 berry - Barry 2 Kerry - Carrie 3 merry -marry 4 perish - parish
Phrases (with minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /ԑ/ - /a/) 1 better batter 2 I met Matt
5 Ben’s band
3 bad bed
4
pat the pet 6 rant about the rent 7 Kerry carried on 8 Beryl’s barrel
Sentences (with minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /ԑ/ - /a/)
1 I said I’m sad she had to beg for a new bag. 2 But had his head tanned after tenminutes in the sun? 3 In the end, Bradmade the bread and hummus himself. 4 The lad led her down the aisle and they weremerrily married.
5 You’ve mentioned that themansion is expensive, but at least it’s expansive.
6 We are gathered together to bury Barry’s dead dad.
Mixed Here there are no minimal pairs – just words with either /ԑ/ or /a/ Phrases
1 exit strategy 2 cash or cheque 3 best practice 5 comparison website 6 Paris metro 7 family event 4 fresh salmon 8 cancel membership