Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 545 · 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: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
8. 8.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
9. 9.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
16. 16.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
18. 18.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
22. 22.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
30. 30.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
32. 32.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
36. 36.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick

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