Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 80 · 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: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
15. 15.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
18. 18.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
40. 40.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full

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