Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 227 · 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: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
3. 3.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
16. 16.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
17. 17.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
20. 20.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
22. 22.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
29. 29.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
30. 30.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
33. 33.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat

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