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The word part 'pit-pat' used in teaching phonetics is an example of:

AHomonyms

Bhomophones

Cidentical pairs

Dminimal pairs

Answer:

D. minimal pairs

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For example, “car, tar”, “light, white”, and “sip, ship” are all examples of minimal pairs. Minimal pairs are important because this single sound difference changes the meaning of the word.


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