Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 104 · 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: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
3. 3.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
6. 6.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
12. 12.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
14. 14.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
19. 19.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
33. 33.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick

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