Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 265 · 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: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
6. 6.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
11. 11.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
15. 15.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
16. 16.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
34. 34.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep

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