Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 437 · 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: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
3. 3.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
5. 5.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
13. 13.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
24. 24.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
28. 28.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
31. 31.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine

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