Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 945 · 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: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
2. 2.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
6. 6.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
27. 27.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach

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