Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 254 · 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 went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
2. 2.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
21. 21.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
34. 34.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
40. 40.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin

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