Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 243 · 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: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
8. 8.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
10. 10.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
28. 28.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan

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