Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 233 · 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: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
9. 9.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
11. 11.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
33. 33.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
40. 40.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool

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