Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 841 · 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: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
7. 7.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
12. 12.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
20. 20.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair

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