Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 183 · 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: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
7. 7.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
8. 8.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
11. 11.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
17. 17.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
20. 20.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
34. 34.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
35. 35.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
36. 36.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she

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