Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 894 · 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: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
3. 3.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
7. 7.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
11. 11.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
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: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
34. 34.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
35. 35.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
36. 36.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
38. 38.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
40. 40.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick

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