Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 286 · 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: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
3. 3.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
4. 4.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
16. 16.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
29. 29.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
40. 40.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show

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