A minimal pair is two words that vary by only a single sound, usually meaning sounds that may confuse English learners, like the /f/ and /v/ in fan and van, or the /e/ and /ɪ/ in desk and disk.
Vowel Sounds with audio
Minimal Pair /ɪ/ and /i:/ sit seat
Minimal Pair /e/ and /ɪ/ desk disk
Minimal Pair /e/ and /eɪ/ wet wait
Minimal Pair /æ/ and /ʌ/ bat but
Minimal Pair /əʊ/ and /ɔ:/ so saw
Minimal Pair /ɒ/ and /əʊ/ not note
Minimal Pair /æ/ and /e/ bad bed
Minimal Pair /ɑ:/ and /ɜ:/ fast first
Minimal Pair /æ/ and /ɑ:/ had hard
Minimal Pair /ɒ/ and /ɔ:/ cot caught
Minimal Pair /əʊ/ and /aʊ/ know now
Consonant Sounds with audio
Minimal Pair /b/ and /v/ berry very
Minimal Pair /b/ and /p/ buy pie
Minimal Pair /n/ and /ŋ/ thin thing
Minimal Pair /l/ and /r/ alive arrive
Minimal Pair /ʧ/ and /t/ catch cat
Minimal Pair /s/ and /ʃ/ sea she
Minimal Pair /f/ and /v/ fan van
Minimal Pair /f/ and /h/ fat hat
Minimal Pair /f/ and /θ/ free three
Minimal Pair /s/ and /θ/ sink think
Minimal Pair /ð/ and /z/ with whizz
Minimal Pair /ʤ/ and /z/ page pays
Minimal Pair /d/ and /ʤ/ bad badge
Minimal Pair /f/ and /p/ coffee copy
Minimal Pair /kw/ and /k/ quick kick
Minimal Pair /tʃ/ and /dʒ/ cheap jeep
Minimal Pair /tʃ/ and /ʃ/ chair share
Minimal Pair /d/ and /ð/ day they
Minimal Pair /t/ and /θ/ tree three