Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 298 · 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.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
8. 8.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
13. 13.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
20. 20.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
23. 23.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
28. 28.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
38. 38.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit

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