Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 213 · 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 book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
2. 2.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
7. 7.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
16. 16.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
18. 18.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
22. 22.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
31. 31.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell

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