Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 713 · 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: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
3. 3.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
5. 5.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
14. 14.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
19. 19.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
29. 29.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
35. 35.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
39. 39.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin

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