Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 76 · 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: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
6. 6.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
17. 17.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
21. 21.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
24. 24.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
31. 31.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull

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