Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 603 · 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: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
34. 34.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
38. 38.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
40. 40.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban

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