Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 170 · 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: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
3. 3.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
4. 4.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
11. 11.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
20. 20.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
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: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
26. 26.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
29. 29.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
33. 33.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
40. 40.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west

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