Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 421 · 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: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
3. 3.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
4. 4.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
22. 22.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
28. 28.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
31. 31.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
36. 36.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
39. 39.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek

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