Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 260 · 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: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
4. 4.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
9. 9.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
10. 10.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
12. 12.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
15. 15.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
35. 35.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
36. 36.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull

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