Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 225 · 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.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
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: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past

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