Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 414 · 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: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
5. 5.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
12. 12.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
19. 19.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
36. 36.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill

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