Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 10 · 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: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
7. 7.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
8. 8.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
14. 14.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
21. 21.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
22. 22.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
26. 26.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
31. 31.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
35. 35.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
39. 39.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit

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