Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 22 · 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: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
20. 20.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
22. 22.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
26. 26.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
34. 34.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
35. 35.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought

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