Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 146 · 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: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
13. 13.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
18. 18.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
20. 20.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
23. 23.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
37. 37.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
39. 39.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet

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