Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 258 · 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: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
5. 5.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
31. 31.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
38. 38.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry

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