Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 982 · 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) sit (b) seat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
3. 3.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
9. 9.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
39. 39.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
40. 40.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool

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