Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 468 · 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: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
24. 24.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
33. 33.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
34. 34.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock

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