Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 787 · 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: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
5. 5.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
8. 8.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
24. 24.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
26. 26.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
39. 39.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each

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