Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 99 · 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: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
8. 8.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
25. 25.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
27. 27.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
35. 35.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
37. 37.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort

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