Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 607 · 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 am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
4. 4.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
7. 7.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
13. 13.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
30. 30.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
31. 31.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
35. 35.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
40. 40.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went

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