Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 531 · 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: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
6. 6.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
8. 8.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
10. 10.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
12. 12.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
20. 20.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
26. 26.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
33. 33.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
39. 39.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat

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