Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 40 · 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: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
7. 7.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
11. 11.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
14. 14.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
23. 23.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
29. 29.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
40. 40.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry

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