Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 14 · 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.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
17. 17.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
20. 20.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
30. 30.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
34. 34.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
37. 37.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin

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