Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 817 · 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: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
6. 6.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
13. 13.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
17. 17.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
22. 22.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
23. 23.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
33. 33.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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