Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 921 · 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: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
2. 2.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
6. 6.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
10. 10.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
22. 22.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
29. 29.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
34. 34.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship

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