Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 161 · 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: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
8. 8.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
10. 10.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
22. 22.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
30. 30.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
32. 32.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
33. 33.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
37. 37.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel

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