Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 220 · 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: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
2. 2.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
3. 3.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
37. 37.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
40. 40.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill

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