Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 530 · 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: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
12. 12.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
22. 22.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
32. 32.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
34. 34.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
36. 36.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
37. 37.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day

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