Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 30 · 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 found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
12. 12.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
24. 24.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
27. 27.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though

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