Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 175 · 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: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
7. 7.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
9. 9.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
22. 22.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
27. 27.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
31. 31.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
36. 36.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
40. 40.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought

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