Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 210 · 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: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
18. 18.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
28. 28.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
33. 33.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
34. 34.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin

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