Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 919 · 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 am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
2. 2.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
3. 3.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
26. 26.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
39. 39.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
40. 40.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full

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