Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 844 · 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: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
18. 18.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
30. 30.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat

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