Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 695 · 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: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
4. 4.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat

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