Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 796 · 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: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
6. 6.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
10. 10.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
14. 14.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
16. 16.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
18. 18.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
35. 35.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
36. 36.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
37. 37.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she

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