Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 362 · 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: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
17. 17.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
31. 31.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
34. 34.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
39. 39.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote

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