Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 533 · 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: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
10. 10.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
15. 15.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
30. 30.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
38. 38.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat

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