Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 828 · 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: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
9. 9.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
15. 15.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
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: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
24. 24.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
32. 32.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
35. 35.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went

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