Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 267 · 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: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
4. 4.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
6. 6.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
10. 10.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
18. 18.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
24. 24.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
26. 26.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
29. 29.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
33. 33.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick

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