Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 858 · 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: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
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: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
31. 31.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
33. 33.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
38. 38.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past

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