Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 264 · 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: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
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: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
20. 20.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
24. 24.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
36. 36.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
38. 38.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan

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