Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 165 · 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: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
13. 13.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
17. 17.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
27. 27.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
28. 28.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick

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