Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 652 · 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: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
13. 13.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
15. 15.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
19. 19.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
20. 20.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
34. 34.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
38. 38.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair

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