Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 887 · 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: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
18. 18.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
21. 21.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
39. 39.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank

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