Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 439 · 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: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
2. 2.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
18. 18.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
21. 21.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
24. 24.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
28. 28.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
36. 36.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal

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