Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 564 · 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: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
8. 8.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
18. 18.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
22. 22.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
38. 38.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
40. 40.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she

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