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    <h1>Minimal Pairs – <span class="phoneme">/&#643;/</span> and <span class="phoneme">/&#676;/</span></h1>

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        <span class="phoneme">/&#643;/</span> as in <strong>"sheep"</strong>
        &nbsp; · &nbsp;
        <span class="phoneme">/&#676;/</span> as in <strong>"jeep"</strong>
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        <tr><td>sheep</td><td>jeep</td></tr>
        <tr><td>shot</td><td>jot</td></tr>
        <tr><td>shore</td><td>jaw</td></tr>
        <tr><td>shin</td><td>gin</td></tr>
        <tr><td>she</td><td>gee</td></tr>
        <tr><td>shoe</td><td>Jew</td></tr>
        <tr><td>shack</td><td>Jack</td></tr>
        <tr><td>sherry</td><td>Jerry</td></tr>
        <tr><td>shell</td><td>gel</td></tr>
        <tr><td>shears</td><td>jeers</td></tr>
        <tr><td>shone</td><td>John</td></tr>
        <tr><td>shoot</td><td>jute</td></tr>
        <tr><td>bash</td><td>badge</td></tr>
        <tr><td>basher</td><td>badger</td></tr>
        <tr><td>Lars</td><td>large</td></tr>
        <tr><td>dosh</td><td>dodge</td></tr>
        <tr><td>wash</td><td>wodge</td></tr>
        <tr><td>mash</td><td>Madge</td></tr>
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