Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 703 · 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: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
9. 9.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
13. 13.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
27. 27.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
36. 36.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat

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