Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 34 · 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: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
6. 6.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
19. 19.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
33. 33.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
34. 34.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
36. 36.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank

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