Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 139 · 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: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
9. 9.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
17. 17.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
27. 27.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
36. 36.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van

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