Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 555 · 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 glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
4. 4.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
12. 12.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
18. 18.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
23. 23.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
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: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
35. 35.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three

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