Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 501 · 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: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
4. 4.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
7. 7.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
16. 16.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
28. 28.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry

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