Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 232 · 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: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
6. 6.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
24. 24.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
26. 26.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then

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