Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 157 · 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: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
2. 2.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
6. 6.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
10. 10.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
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: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper

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