Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 51 · 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.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
10. 10.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
22. 22.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
23. 23.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
24. 24.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
29. 29.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
36. 36.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
40. 40.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin

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