Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 262 · 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: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
5. 5.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
11. 11.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
34. 34.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
35. 35.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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