Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 211 · 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: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
24. 24.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
28. 28.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
32. 32.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap

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