Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 207 · 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: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
4. 4.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
15. 15.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
26. 26.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went

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