Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 543 · 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: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
4. 4.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
23. 23.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
27. 27.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
30. 30.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan

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