Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 32 · 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: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
2. 2.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
9. 9.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
10. 10.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
11. 11.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
14. 14.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
15. 15.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
20. 20.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
21. 21.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
31. 31.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
35. 35.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
36. 36.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
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: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock

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