Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 37 · 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: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
4. 4.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
5. 5.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
39. 39.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock

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