Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 26 · 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: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
6. 6.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
13. 13.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
19. 19.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
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: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
23. 23.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
30. 30.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
36. 36.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship

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