Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 581 · 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: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
13. 13.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
14. 14.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
15. 15.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
22. 22.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick

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