Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 330 · 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: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
11. 11.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
22. 22.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
25. 25.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
36. 36.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
39. 39.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban

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