Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 289 · 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: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
10. 10.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
14. 14.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
27. 27.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
38. 38.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin

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