Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 122 · 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: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
5. 5.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
23. 23.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
26. 26.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
30. 30.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
33. 33.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
38. 38.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse

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