Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 772 · 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: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
6. 6.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
8. 8.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
12. 12.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
16. 16.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
27. 27.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
28. 28.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
35. 35.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent

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