Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 751 · 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: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
2. 2.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
6. 6.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
11. 11.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
34. 34.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
35. 35.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
37. 37.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
40. 40.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill

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