Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 155 · 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: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
20. 20.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat

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