Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 651 · 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: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
10. 10.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
20. 20.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day

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