/i/ vs. /ɪ/
- meet [mit]
- it [ɪt]
- greet [ɡrit]
- sheep [ʃip]
- sip [sɪp]
- seek [sik]
- chick [ʧɪk]
- grid [ɡrɪd]
- deed [did]
- keyed [kid]
- seen/scene [sin]/[sin]
- min [mɪn]
- team [tim]
- dim [dɪm]
- his [hɪz]
- reach [riʧ]
- itch [ɪʧ]
- hill [hɪl]
- she'll [ʃil]
- filled [fɪld]
/u/ vs. /ʊ/
- Luke [luk]
- wooed [wud]
- pull [pʊl]
- kook [kuk]
- should [ʃʊd]
- full [ful]
- cooed [kud]
- who'd [hud]
- wool [wʊl]
- noon [nun]
/æ/ vs. /ɛ/
- et [ɛt]
- mat [mæt]
- pets [pɛts]
- tech [tɛk]
- hack [hæk]
- wreck [rɛk]
- packs [pæks]
- gas [ɡæs]
- mass [mæs]
- flesh [flɛʃ]
- shell [ʃɛl]
- pal [pæl]
- said [sɛd]
- fed [fɛd]
- rap [ræp]
- jam [ʤæm]
- tan [tæn]
- then [ðɛn]
- lags [læɡz]
- beg [bɛɡ]
/æ/ vs. /ɛ/ vs. /eɪ/
- bait [beɪt]
- set [sɛt]
- take [teɪk]
- sec [sɛk]
- lad [læd]
- made [meɪd]
- rad [ræd]
- base [beɪs]
- less [lɛs]
- mass [mæs]
- sale [seɪl]
- shell [ʃɛl]
- pal [pæl]
- dame [deɪm]
- Shem [ʃɛm]
- wren [rɛn]
- fan [fæn]
- main [meɪn]
- can [kæn]
- pan [pæn]
/ɪ/ vs. /ɛ/
- med [mɛd]
- hid [hɪd]
- pit [pɪt]
- wet [wɛt]
- neck [nɛk]
- chick [ʧɪk]
- beg [bɛɡ]
- ten [tɛn]
- pin [pɪn]
- win [wɪn]
- meant [mɛnt]
- dent [dɛnt]
- itch [ɪʧ]
- wretch [rɛʧ]
- fell [fɛl]
- Jill [ʤɪl]
- bell [bɛl]
- built [bɪlt]
- spelled [spɛld]
- filled [fɪld]
/aɪ/ vs. /æ/ + /m/
- ram /ræm/ 公羊
- chime /tʃaɪm/ 鐘聲
- slime /slaɪm/ 黏液
- clam /klæm/ 蛤蜊
- mime /maɪm/ 啞謎
- lamb /læm/ 小羊
- grime /graɪm/ 污垢
- crime /kraɪm/ 犯罪
- prime /praɪm/ 主要
- tam /tæm/ 蘇格蘭圓帽
- time /taɪm/ 時間
- climb /klaɪm/ 攀爬
- pram /præm/ 嬰兒車
- cram /kræm/ 塞滿
- rhyme /raɪm/ 押韻
- slam /slæm/ 猛力關閉
- mam /mæm/ 媽媽
- lime /laɪm/ 萊姆
- gram /græm/ 克
- Cham /tʃæm/ 尼泊爾男子名