Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 413 · 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: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
13. 13.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
34. 34.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock

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