Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 819 · 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: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
5. 5.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
11. 11.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
15. 15.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
18. 18.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
21. 21.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
26. 26.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
31. 31.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
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: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel

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