Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 964 · 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: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
17. 17.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
21. 21.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
28. 28.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
38. 38.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
40. 40.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote

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