Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 665 · 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: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
2. 2.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
4. 4.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
8. 8.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
11. 11.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
12. 12.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
13. 13.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
18. 18.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
21. 21.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
28. 28.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
33. 33.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
37. 37.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
40. 40.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick

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