Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 386 · 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: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
13. 13.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
15. 15.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
25. 25.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
27. 27.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
35. 35.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still

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