Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 1 · 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.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
7. 7.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
10. 10.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
21. 21.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
33. 33.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
38. 38.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
40. 40.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban

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