Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 466 · 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: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
19. 19.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
26. 26.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
35. 35.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
36. 36.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat

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