Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 589 · 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: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
4. 4.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
17. 17.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
33. 33.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet

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