Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 112 · 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: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
2. 2.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
4. 4.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
15. 15.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
25. 25.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
29. 29.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill

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