Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 166 · 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: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
4. 4.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
9. 9.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
14. 14.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
34. 34.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell

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