Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 162 · 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: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
2. 2.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
6. 6.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
7. 7.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
24. 24.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
26. 26.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
33. 33.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch

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