The document provides examples of minimal word pairs to practice distinguishing between similar sounding words. It includes pairs like sheep/heat, eel/ill, leave/live, and hit/sit. It then has sentences using the words to highlight the differences. It also includes other pairs like feet/fit and bead/bid. The final section provides examples of things paired with their typical containers like sardines/tomatoes in a tin.

1. Practicing minimal pairs By Claudita Cárdenas

2. Complete the statements with the appropriate word

3. sh ee p

4. h i t

5. ee l

6. s i eve

7. l ea ve

8. sh i p

9. h ea t

10. i ll

11. r e ceive

12. l i ve

13. Match the similar words Sheep Receive Leave Heat Eel ill Live Hit Sieve Ship

14. ANSWER Sheep Heat Eel Receive Leave Ship Hit ill Sieve live

15. A necklace of brown glass ______ Beads Bids

16. She broke her _______ falling down the stairs Heap Hip

17. Those shoes don’t _______ her _______. feet, fit Fit, feet

18. He made a ____ of $150 for the painting Bead Bid

19. Everytime he wants to play, he begins to ______; he’s really sick Whiz Wheez

20. He’s so brilliant. He’s a _____ at mathematics Whiz Wheez

21. This is the football _______ Peach Pitch

22. She _______ for her gun Reached Riched

23. Diane’s ___________ her lollipop Leaking Licking

24. There are 52 _______ in a year Weeks Wicks

25. The tap ______ all day, we have to get it fixed Licks Leaks

26. My parents in law are ______ enough to buy an airplane Reach Rich

27. Her face is as soft as a _______ Peach Pitch

28. That _______ of rubish stinks Hip Heap

29. The tornado was so devastating that whole cities were wiped off the ________ Mop Map

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

31. What she ______ in beauty, she makes up for brains Lacks Locks

32. 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 Mop Map

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

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

35. When we are in need for a _____ they don’t show up Cab Cob

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

37. Do you know how to grill corn on the ____? Cab Cob

38. That _____ is a nightmare! Firs, I couldn’t sleep and second, my whole body was aching the next day Cat Cot

39. Choose the ______ word out? a. add b. odd

40. MATCH EAN PAIR OF THINGS WITH A CONTAINER BOTTLE- PACKET- BOX- TIN- CAN- JAR- TUBE- CARTON Sardines/ tomatoes Eggs/ juice matches/ chocolates Cola/ beer Toothpaste/ glue Coffee/ jam Wine/ lemonade Sugar/ crisps

41. Oral exercise

42. Shopping lists’ written exercise

43. Shopping lists’ written exercise

44. Shopping lists’ written exercise

45. 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