Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 223 · 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: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
7. 7.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
24. 24.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
27. 27.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
36. 36.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
39. 39.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet

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