Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 633 · 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: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
17. 17.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
33. 33.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban

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