Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 971 · 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: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
6. 6.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
8. 8.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
9. 9.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
24. 24.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
29. 29.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three

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