Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 446 · 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: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
3. 3.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
5. 5.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
13. 13.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
24. 24.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat

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