Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 891 · 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 have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
3. 3.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
5. 5.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
9. 9.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
15. 15.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
23. 23.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
32. 32.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
40. 40.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip

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