Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 803 · 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: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
5. 5.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
10. 10.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
13. 13.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
21. 21.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
23. 23.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
26. 26.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
28. 28.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
36. 36.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still

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