Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 228 · 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: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
12. 12.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
13. 13.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
15. 15.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
27. 27.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
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: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
33. 33.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought

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