Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 849 · 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: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
8. 8.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
33. 33.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
35. 35.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
37. 37.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
39. 39.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very

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