Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 364 · 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.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
9. 9.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
13. 13.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
14. 14.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
35. 35.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat

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