Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 686 · 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: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
3. 3.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
14. 14.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
26. 26.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
28. 28.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
30. 30.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
39. 39.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban

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