Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 773 · 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: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
2. 2.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
6. 6.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
10. 10.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
13. 13.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
30. 30.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
40. 40.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then

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