Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 836 · 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: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
6. 6.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
12. 12.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
20. 20.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
23. 23.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
28. 28.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
37. 37.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
39. 39.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit

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