Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 549 · 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: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
4. 4.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
26. 26.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship

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