Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 859 · 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 ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
8. 8.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
26. 26.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
27. 27.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool

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