Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 909 · 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: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
7. 7.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
10. 10.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
14. 14.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
21. 21.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
35. 35.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
37. 37.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save

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