Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 391 · 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: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
19. 19.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
34. 34.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
38. 38.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent

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