Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 98 · 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: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
5. 5.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
8. 8.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
14. 14.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
16. 16.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
25. 25.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
34. 34.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
36. 36.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
40. 40.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best

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