Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 990 · 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: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
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: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
28. 28.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
30. 30.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
31. 31.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
32. 32.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
35. 35.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
36. 36.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den

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