Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 6 · 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: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
3. 3.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
18. 18.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
20. 20.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
34. 34.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit

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