Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 43 · 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: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
6. 6.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
22. 22.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
33. 33.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
34. 34.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
38. 38.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach

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