Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 519 · 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.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
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: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
19. 19.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full

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