Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 310 · 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 found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
17. 17.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
19. 19.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
21. 21.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
22. 22.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
26. 26.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
34. 34.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
35. 35.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
37. 37.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though

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