N and NG minimal pairs with 32 free picture cards

Here are some resources for speech therapy and general pronunciation practice for ESL and young learners. There are 32 N and NG minimal pairs picture cards with words, a pronunciation guide, a word list, and sentences to practice these sounds.

The picture and word cards are great for learning games, all you need to do is print and cut them out. You can even cut the words off them and use them for vocabulary matching to teach new words.

These words are all minimal pairs because they differ in 1 sound, in this case, N and NG. These sounds are located at the medial and final positions. This means in the middle or at the end of the words.

It should be noted that depending on where in the world you live there are some pronunciation differences. For example, the words lawn and long would not be considered minimal pairs in the UK or Australia because the vowel sound is also different. In North America however, they can be considered as minimal pairs.