Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 873 · 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: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
13. 13.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
15. 15.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
27. 27.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
33. 33.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
34. 34.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep

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