Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 955 · 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: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
21. 21.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
28. 28.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat

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