Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 811 · 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.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
6. 6.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
10. 10.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
30. 30.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank

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