Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 300 · 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: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
16. 16.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
17. 17.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
23. 23.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
24. 24.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
28. 28.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
40. 40.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past

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