Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 539 · 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: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
3. 3.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
7. 7.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
15. 15.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
20. 20.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
27. 27.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
30. 30.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought

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