Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 649 · 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: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
4. 4.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
11. 11.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
19. 19.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
26. 26.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
31. 31.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick

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