Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 979 · 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) tick (b) thick
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
3. 3.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
4. 4.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
10. 10.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
21. 21.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
27. 27.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
34. 34.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree

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