Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 212 · 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: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
13. 13.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
26. 26.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
30. 30.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
33. 33.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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