Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 500 · 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: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
15. 15.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
22. 22.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
23. 23.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
26. 26.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
29. 29.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
36. 36.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
40. 40.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse

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