Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 241 · 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: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
11. 11.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
14. 14.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
20. 20.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
37. 37.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet

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