Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 58 · 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: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
2. 2.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (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 lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
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: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
14. 14.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
15. 15.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
20. 20.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
33. 33.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
38. 38.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
40. 40.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel

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