Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 13 · 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: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
3. 3.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
8. 8.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
11. 11.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
13. 13.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
37. 37.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent

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