Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 701 · 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: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
8. 8.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
11. 11.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
16. 16.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
20. 20.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
27. 27.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
32. 32.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast

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