Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 449 · 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: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
2. 2.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
8. 8.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
20. 20.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill

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