Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 683 · 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: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
10. 10.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
17. 17.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
21. 21.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
28. 28.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
33. 33.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
38. 38.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet

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