Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 117 · 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: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
18. 18.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
35. 35.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
39. 39.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip

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