Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 420 · 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: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
7. 7.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
13. 13.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
15. 15.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
24. 24.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
28. 28.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
37. 37.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort

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