Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 653 · 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: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
8. 8.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
12. 12.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
14. 14.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
19. 19.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
20. 20.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
32. 32.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit

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