Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 656 · 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: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
5. 5.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
20. 20.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
30. 30.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
36. 36.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
38. 38.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast

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