Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 70 · 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: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
6. 6.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
20. 20.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
26. 26.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
28. 28.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
30. 30.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
33. 33.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
39. 39.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill

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