Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 918 · 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: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
15. 15.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
21. 21.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
31. 31.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
38. 38.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek

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