Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 151 · 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 lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
17. 17.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
26. 26.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
27. 27.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
30. 30.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three

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