Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 402 · 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: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
16. 16.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
26. 26.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
28. 28.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
37. 37.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
40. 40.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest

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