Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 805 · 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: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
8. 8.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
11. 11.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
15. 15.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
25. 25.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
34. 34.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
36. 36.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three

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