Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 766 · 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: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
2. 2.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
4. 4.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
8. 8.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
9. 9.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
16. 16.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
34. 34.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
36. 36.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past

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