Minimal Pairs Activity

Minimal Pairs Activity: When assigned this activity I thought to myself, “Why re-create the wheel?” 

My lesson uses a worksheet that was created by Spectronics (http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/activities/minimal-pair).  The worksheet is pasted below.

Lesson:

Each student will receive the handout above.  The first minute or two of the lesson will be dedicated to listening to the pronunciation of each word, accompanied by looking at the visual.

After the initial listening portion is completed, students will receive an amended version of the worksheet which is pasted below. Students will work with a partner to try to identify the correct “s” or “sh” sound for each word that is said aloud and write the correct sound in the space above the picture. (Please note that in the blog it would not allow me to "white-out" the word above the picture).

After partner work is complete, students will review the activity as a whole group to check if they got the sound correct or not.