Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 750 · 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: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
3. 3.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
16. 16.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
31. 31.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich

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