Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 89 · 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: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
13. 13.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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