Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 694 · 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: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
8. 8.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
18. 18.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
23. 23.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
39. 39.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat

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