Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 354 · 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: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
12. 12.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
27. 27.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
28. 28.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
32. 32.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
35. 35.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine

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