Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 334 · 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: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
4. 4.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
9. 9.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
11. 11.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
12. 12.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
30. 30.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
33. 33.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry

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