Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 958 · 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.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
4. 4.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
11. 11.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
30. 30.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
36. 36.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit

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