Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 989 · 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: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
11. 11.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
18. 18.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
24. 24.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
30. 30.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit

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