Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 952 · 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: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
10. 10.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
11. 11.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
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: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
27. 27.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
37. 37.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
40. 40.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship

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