Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 195 · 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 teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
5. 5.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
8. 8.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
15. 15.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
17. 17.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
21. 21.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
26. 26.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
33. 33.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full

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