Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 120 · 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: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
14. 14.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
21. 21.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
25. 25.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
40. 40.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest

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