Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 154 · 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: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
5. 5.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
13. 13.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
19. 19.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
21. 21.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
24. 24.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
27. 27.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell

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