Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 12 · 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: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
4. 4.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
13. 13.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
24. 24.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
25. 25.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
26. 26.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
33. 33.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
36. 36.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
37. 37.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
38. 38.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short

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