Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 622 · 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 ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
2. 2.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
21. 21.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
30. 30.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
33. 33.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
34. 34.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
36. 36.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
39. 39.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill

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