Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 251 · 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: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
4. 4.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
18. 18.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
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: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
31. 31.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
33. 33.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
35. 35.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool

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