Practicing minimal pairs

By Claudita Cárdenas

Complete the statements with the appropriate word

sheep

hit

eel

sieve

leave

ship

heat

ill

receive

live

Match the similar words

• Sheep

• Receive

• Leave

• Heat

• Eel

• ill

• Live

• Hit

• Sieve

• Ship

ANSWER

• Sheep

• Heat

• Eel

• Receive

• Leave

• Ship

• Hit

• ill

• Sieve

• live

A necklace of brown glass ______

a.Beads

b.Bids

She broke her _______ falling down the stairs

a. Heap

b. Hip

Those shoes don’t _______ her _______.

a.feet, fit

b.Fit, feet

He made a ____ of $150 for the painting

a.Bead

b.Bid

Everytime he wants to play, he begins to ______; he’s really sick

a.Whiz

b.Wheez

He’s so brilliant. He’s a _____ at mathematics

a.Whiz

b.Wheez

This is the football _______

a.Peach

b.Pitch

She _______ for her gun

a.Reached

b.Riched

Diane’s ___________ her lollipop

a.Leaking

b.Licking

There are 52 _______ in a year

a.Weeks

b.Wicks

The tap ______ all day, we have to get it fixed

a.Licks

b.Leaks

My parents in law are ______ enough to buy an airplane

a. Reach

b. Rich

Her face is as soft as a _______

a.Peach

b.Pitch

That _______ of rubish stinks

a.Hip

b.Heap

The tornado was so devastating that whole cities were wiped off the ________

a.Mop

b.Map

She must be a whiz! Are you telling me that she can ____ at the age of 2?

a.Add

b.Odd

What she ______ in beauty, she makes up for brains

a.Lacks

b.Locks

A _______ is a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors

a.Mop

b.Map

A candle _______ is string, cord, or wooden object that holds the flame of a candle.

a.Week

b.Wick

The documents of the new exports policies are quintessential for the company. That’s why they are under ____ and key

a.Lack

b.Lock

When we are in need for a _____ they don’t show up

a.Cab

b.Cob

I can’t believe that Luren let the ______ out of the bag. Everybody was in shock.

a.Cot

b.Cat

Do you know how to grill corn on the ____?

a.Cab

b.Cob

That _____ is a nightmare! Firs, I couldn’t sleep and second, my

whole body was aching the next day

a.Cat

b.Cot

Choose the ______ word out?

a. add

b. odd

MATCH EAN PAIR OF THINGS WITH A CONTAINER

Sardines/ tomatoes Eggs/ juice

matches/ chocolates Cola/ beer

Toothpaste/ glue Coffee/ jam

Wine/ lemonade Sugar/ crisps

BOTTLE- PACKET- BOX- TIN- CAN- JAR- TUBE- CARTON

Oral exercise

Shopping lists’ written exercise

Shopping lists’ written exercise

Shopping lists’ written exercise

Listen and correct the mistakes in this shopping list

• 6 cans of cola

• A couple of cartons of eggs

• 2 bottles of wine (1 red, 1 rose)

• 2 packers of crisps (barbecue flavor)

• A tin of green olives

• A small jar of coffee

• A box of safety matches

• A big tube of glue