280 TRAP /a/ “fat” vs PRICE /ʌɪ/ “fight” Phrases (with minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /a/ - /ʌɪ/) 1 Mike’s mac
5 the cat played with the kite
2 the bats bite
6 the brats are bright
3 Chad was chided* 4 rifle* through the raffle
7 the pirate’s* parrot*
8 unwrap the unripe* fruit
* chided /ˈʧʌɪdɪd/, rifle /rʌɪfəl/, pirate /ˈpʌɪrət/, parrot /ˈparət/, unripe /ˌʌnˈrʌɪp/ Sentences (with minimal pairs not necessarily in the order /a/ - /ʌɪ/)
1 The rat ran right along the Rhine*. 2 Mattmight eat salmon* with Simon. 3 The lad lied – he didn’t bring the bike back. 4 Brad’s bride signed their names in the sand. 5 “Lamb” does rhyme* with “ram”, but not with “lime”. 6 Dan was sadder than ever that there was no cider* to dine with.
