Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 230 · 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: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
4. 4.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
9. 9.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
17. 17.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
20. 20.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
28. 28.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
29. 29.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
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: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
40. 40.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west

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