Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 281 · 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: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
7. 7.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
8. 8.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
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 fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
24. 24.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
28. 28.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
35. 35.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick

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