Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 407 · 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: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
29. 29.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
39. 39.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
40. 40.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair

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