Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 520 · 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: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
7. 7.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
9. 9.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
14. 14.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
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: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
27. 27.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank

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