Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 244 · 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) pair (b) fair
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
9. 9.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
25. 25.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
33. 33.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
36. 36.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap

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