Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 498 · 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: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
11. 11.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
12. 12.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
26. 26.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
32. 32.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
39. 39.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet

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