Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 455 · 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: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
6. 6.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
14. 14.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
18. 18.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
28. 28.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
38. 38.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull

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