Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 946 · 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: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
4. 4.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
7. 7.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
8. 8.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
23. 23.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
27. 27.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
28. 28.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
34. 34.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal

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