Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 378 · 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: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
12. 12.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
27. 27.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
38. 38.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough

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