Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 355 · 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 am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
5. 5.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
37. 37.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
38. 38.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban

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