Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 167 · 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: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
6. 6.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
11. 11.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
12. 12.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
13. 13.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
14. 14.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
17. 17.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
34. 34.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
35. 35.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
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: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet

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