Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 221 · 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: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
36. 36.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
37. 37.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat

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