Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 492 · 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: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
10. 10.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
24. 24.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
30. 30.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
34. 34.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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