Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 853 · 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: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
6. 6.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
13. 13.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
25. 25.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest

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