Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 673 · 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: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
25. 25.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought

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