Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 246 · 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) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
3. 3.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
6. 6.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
21. 21.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
31. 31.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick

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