Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 177 · 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 bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
11. 11.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest

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