Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 65 · 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: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
10. 10.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
11. 11.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
29. 29.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
38. 38.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban

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