Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 128 · 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: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
5. 5.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
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: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
16. 16.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
22. 22.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
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: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
34. 34.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
38. 38.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
40. 40.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest

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