Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 980 · 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 clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
9. 9.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
20. 20.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
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: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
40. 40.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short

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