Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 311 · 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: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
8. 8.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
34. 34.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast

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