Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 898 · 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: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
8. 8.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
9. 9.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
18. 18.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
20. 20.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
28. 28.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
30. 30.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough

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