Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 674 · 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.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
4. 4.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
5. 5.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
12. 12.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
24. 24.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
31. 31.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip

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