Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 63 · 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: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
5. 5.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
8. 8.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
13. 13.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
15. 15.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
23. 23.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
24. 24.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
31. 31.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep

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