Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 907 · 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: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
22. 22.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
28. 28.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
29. 29.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
34. 34.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
38. 38.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
40. 40.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit

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