Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 944 · 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: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
4. 4.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
15. 15.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
21. 21.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
22. 22.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
31. 31.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
40. 40.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat

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