Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 399 · 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: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
16. 16.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
18. 18.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
27. 27.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
29. 29.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
30. 30.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
34. 34.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
37. 37.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet

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