Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 72 · 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.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
23. 23.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
26. 26.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
27. 27.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
28. 28.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
32. 32.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
34. 34.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
38. 38.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
39. 39.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
40. 40.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest

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