Minimal Pairs Listening and Pronunciation Practice
This minimal pairs listening comprehension can help you improve recognition and pronunciation of similar English sounds. First listen to the pairs of words pronounced one after the other. Next, do the quiz that follows testing the differences between the minimal pairs.
Target pair: 
Click on the audio symbol and listen to the following pairs of words. When you have listened, try repeating the words yourself.
- blessed blast
- commended commanded
- deft daft
- left laughed
- lest last
- leather lather
- pest passed
- vest vast
Click on the audio symbol and listen to the sentences. Choose which of the target words has been used in sentence. Click on the arrow next to "Text" to see the text read.
