Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 114 · 40 questions

How to say it (One sound changes the word): Say both words of the pair and find the one sound that changes. Use the meaning of the sentence to choose. Say the whole sentence aloud with the right sound.

1. 1.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
9. 9.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
15. 15.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
20. 20.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
34. 34.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill

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