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Minimal pairs cards: initial sounds, final sounds, vowel pairs

Minimal pairs — A landscape sheet titled "MINIMAL PAIRS: INITIAL SOUNDS" of eight paired cards with dotted cut lines, each card split into two halves holding a drawn object each — a pea and a bee, a tea cup and a key, a pin and a bin, a coat and a goat, a fan and a van, a sun and a bun, a cat and a hat, a rake and a lake — blank word bands under each half., bright flat classroom design, bold primary colours, rounded corners, clean vector

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Reading 1Initial contrast
Reading 2Final contrast
Reading 3Vowel contrast

The minimal-pair card is speech therapy's core drill: two pictures whose words differ by one sound. These nine cover initial-sound pairs, final-sound pairs and vowel pairs, each as a full picture set. Word bands print blank so a clinician can add the target words in their own notation. Ask for a different sound contrast and the same card format carries it.

  • a speech therapy articulation drill
  • a small-group phonological awareness activity
  • a home practice card set
  • a laminated reusable therapy deck

Frequently asked questions

What size do these print at?
Each card prints at a clean cut-apart crop sized for a standard flashcard deck.
Can I get a different sound contrast, like /r/ vs /w/?
Yes — the direction field takes any sound pair, and the same minimal-pairs card format renders it.
Are the words printed on the cards?
Pictures print in full detail; word bands print blank so a clinician can write in the target words or phonetic notation used in session.
Are these suitable for both clinic and home practice?
Yes — the picture-pair format is built for repeated drilling in either setting; lamination is recommended for longer use.

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This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.