Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 562 · 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: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
21. 21.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
26. 26.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
38. 38.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short

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