Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 518 · 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: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
6. 6.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
14. 14.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
18. 18.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full

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