Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 962 · 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: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
4. 4.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
24. 24.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
35. 35.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet

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