Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 720 · 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: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
8. 8.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
40. 40.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit

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