Minimal Pairs in American English: Monophthong Vowel Sounds

ɪ and i

sinseen
bitbeat
sitseat
fillfeel
liveleave
pickpeak
chipcheap
lipleap
shipsheep
hitheat

æ and ɛ

badbed
madmed
sadsaid
batbet
hadhead
bagbeg
satset
landlend
daddead
andend

ʌ and ɑ

busboss
cutcot
huthot
lucklock
stuckstock
shutshot
duckdock
colorcollar

u and ʊ

poolpull
foolfull
Lukelook
who’dhood
suitsoot