Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 148 · 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: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
4. 4.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
15. 15.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
27. 27.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
30. 30.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
31. 31.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
32. 32.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
35. 35.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
40. 40.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day

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