Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 941 · 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: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
2. 2.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
13. 13.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
16. 16.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
19. 19.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
20. 20.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
23. 23.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
24. 24.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
30. 30.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
34. 34.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
39. 39.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship

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