Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 806 · 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: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
6. 6.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
8. 8.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
11. 11.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
20. 20.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
34. 34.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she

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