Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 174 · 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: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
4. 4.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
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: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
15. 15.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
18. 18.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
35. 35.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
40. 40.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill

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