Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 474 · 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: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
2. 2.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
19. 19.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
21. 21.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
34. 34.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
37. 37.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
39. 39.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick

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