Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 452 · 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: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
3. 3.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
20. 20.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
21. 21.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
29. 29.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest

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