Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 257 · 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: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
3. 3.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
19. 19.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
29. 29.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
33. 33.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
38. 38.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip

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