Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 742 · 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: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
6. 6.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
9. 9.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
26. 26.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
30. 30.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
31. 31.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
34. 34.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
36. 36.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
40. 40.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest

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