Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 172 · 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: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
2. 2.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
22. 22.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
30. 30.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull

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