Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 373 · 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: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
6. 6.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
34. 34.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin

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