Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 899 · 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: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
2. 2.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
6. 6.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
17. 17.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den

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