Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 418 · 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: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
14. 14.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
36. 36.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
40. 40.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal

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