Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 459 · 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: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
8. 8.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
21. 21.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
29. 29.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
34. 34.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
38. 38.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation