Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 90 · 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: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
5. 5.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
9. 9.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
24. 24.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
28. 28.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
31. 31.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin

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