Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 475 · 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: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
15. 15.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
20. 20.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
37. 37.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea

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