Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 434 · 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: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
5. 5.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
21. 21.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
36. 36.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick

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