Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 646 · 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.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
10. 10.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
16. 16.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
26. 26.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
27. 27.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
33. 33.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich

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