Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 343 · 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: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
11. 11.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
12. 12.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
13. 13.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
14. 14.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship

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