Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 344 · 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 went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
2. 2.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
12. 12.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
15. 15.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
24. 24.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
36. 36.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
40. 40.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save

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