Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 451 · 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: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
8. 8.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
10. 10.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
20. 20.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
22. 22.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
24. 24.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though

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