Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 280 · 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 was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
6. 6.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
13. 13.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
17. 17.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
20. 20.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
34. 34.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet

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