Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 186 · 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: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
2. 2.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
3. 3.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
12. 12.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
17. 17.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
21. 21.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
27. 27.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip

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