Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 18 · 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: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
6. 6.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
12. 12.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
27. 27.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
32. 32.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
35. 35.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock

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