Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 325 · 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: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
4. 4.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
8. 8.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
18. 18.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
20. 20.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
31. 31.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
33. 33.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day

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