Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 723 · 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 glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
2. 2.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
6. 6.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
8. 8.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
28. 28.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
29. 29.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
30. 30.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
34. 34.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
35. 35.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
37. 37.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea

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