Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 746 · 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: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
12. 12.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
13. 13.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
14. 14.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
35. 35.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
37. 37.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
39. 39.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse

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