Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 123 · 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: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
14. 14.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
16. 16.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
21. 21.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
22. 22.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
30. 30.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
33. 33.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin

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