Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 516 · 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.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
2. 2.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
18. 18.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
30. 30.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
40. 40.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full

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