Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 184 · 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: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
2. 2.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
17. 17.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
22. 22.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
24. 24.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
38. 38.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
39. 39.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west

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