Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 889 · 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: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
3. 3.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
12. 12.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
13. 13.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
17. 17.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
25. 25.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
40. 40.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel

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