Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 600 · 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: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
16. 16.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
18. 18.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast

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