Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 397 · 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: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
33. 33.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool

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