Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 204 · 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: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
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: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
37. 37.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
40. 40.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship

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