It's important to be able to hear the difference between sounds in order to produce them accurately.Discriminating between sounds is often practiced using minimal pairs.A minimal pair is a pair of words where only one sound is different.For example,pin versus bin.The Minimal pairs Tutor contains over 5,000 minimal pairs complete with images and example pronunciations.It also encourages accurate speech production by recording your voice and providing feedback on your pronunciation.To begin,simply select a minimal pair list.Each list contains a series of minimal pairs that contrast to different sounds.There are over 500 lists to choose from,or you can create your own.Once you've selected your minimal pairs you can listen to their pronunciation by simply clicking on each image.To encourage accurate speech production,you can highlight minimal pairs with your voice .To highlight a word simply click record and speak when prompted.Once you've stopped speaking,the recognized word is automatically highlighte.If the correct word isn't highlighted,press record and try again.In addition to highlighting the recognized word,a speech intelligibility score is displayed .This provides a measure of how well the word was pronounced.The minimal pairs tutor also records your voice.So you can listen to your pronunciation and compare it to the examples.when you're ready to try the next set of minimal pairs,simply press next.You can return to the previous minimal pair at any time by clicking previous.The minimal pairs tutor can be used by a speech and language therapists,or by their patients wishing to practice between sessions.It can also be used as an aid to learning the English language.