Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 140 · 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: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
4. 4.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
8. 8.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
12. 12.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
19. 19.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
38. 38.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank

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