Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 875 · 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: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
3. 3.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
11. 11.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
28. 28.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
35. 35.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full

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