Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 119 · 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: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
17. 17.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
20. 20.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
26. 26.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
27. 27.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
37. 37.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
40. 40.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull

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