Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 252 · 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) feet (b) fit
2. 2.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
8. 8.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
15. 15.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
18. 18.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation