Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 79 · 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: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
4. 4.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
8. 8.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
14. 14.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
15. 15.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
26. 26.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
30. 30.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
32. 32.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
36. 36.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep

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