Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 988 · 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.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
5. 5.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
9. 9.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
15. 15.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
30. 30.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
32. 32.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
36. 36.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat

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