Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 400 · 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: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
19. 19.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
20. 20.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
22. 22.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
25. 25.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
28. 28.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
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: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper

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