Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 20 · 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: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
8. 8.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
11. 11.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
15. 15.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
28. 28.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich

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