Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 470 · 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: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
15. 15.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
21. 21.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
29. 29.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
32. 32.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day

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