Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 296 · 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: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
2. 2.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
9. 9.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
11. 11.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
21. 21.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
26. 26.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
28. 28.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
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 ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
32. 32.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so

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