Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 883 · 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: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
2. 2.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
26. 26.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick

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