Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 768 · 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: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
18. 18.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
22. 22.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
24. 24.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
31. 31.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
35. 35.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
40. 40.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap

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