Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 785 · 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: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
4. 4.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
9. 9.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
17. 17.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
24. 24.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
26. 26.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
29. 29.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
39. 39.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
40. 40.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she

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