Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 863 · 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: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
10. 10.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
13. 13.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
14. 14.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
18. 18.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
22. 22.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
24. 24.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
29. 29.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
35. 35.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
36. 36.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
40. 40.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full

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