Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 635 · 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: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
3. 3.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
7. 7.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
8. 8.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
17. 17.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
29. 29.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
33. 33.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
35. 35.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
37. 37.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
38. 38.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast

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