Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 87 · 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: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
14. 14.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
17. 17.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
19. 19.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
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: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
30. 30.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
31. 31.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
32. 32.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
34. 34.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she

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