Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 341 · 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: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
13. 13.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
21. 21.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
26. 26.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
29. 29.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
31. 31.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
40. 40.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort

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