Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 563 · 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: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
9. 9.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
20. 20.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
24. 24.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
27. 27.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van

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