Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 640 · 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.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
4. 4.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
8. 8.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
15. 15.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
18. 18.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
26. 26.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
35. 35.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went

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