Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 196 · 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: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
2. 2.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
22. 22.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
28. 28.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
32. 32.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
36. 36.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full

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