Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 932 · 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: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
4. 4.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
10. 10.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
24. 24.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
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: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach

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