Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 953 · 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.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
17. 17.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
23. 23.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
28. 28.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
35. 35.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock

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