Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 460 · 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 bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
17. 17.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
18. 18.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
30. 30.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet

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