Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 593 · 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) lip (b) leap
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
12. 12.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
21. 21.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep

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