Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 687 · 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: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
8. 8.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
19. 19.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
29. 29.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
33. 33.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best

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