Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 976 · 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: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
2. 2.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
4. 4.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
7. 7.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
26. 26.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
31. 31.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
40. 40.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat

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