Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 201 · 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.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
3. 3.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
12. 12.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
13. 13.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
33. 33.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full

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