Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 627 · 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: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
10. 10.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
12. 12.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
14. 14.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
19. 19.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
24. 24.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
39. 39.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek

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