Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 906 · 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: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
9. 9.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
15. 15.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
18. 18.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
27. 27.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
39. 39.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
40. 40.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went

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