Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 986 · 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: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
10. 10.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
13. 13.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
34. 34.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each

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