Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 194 · 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: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
8. 8.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
9. 9.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
15. 15.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
18. 18.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
22. 22.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
37. 37.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet

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