Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 709 · 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: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
24. 24.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
29. 29.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
34. 34.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
36. 36.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet

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