Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 27 · 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 ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
4. 4.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
5. 5.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
6. 6.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
8. 8.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
19. 19.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
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: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
36. 36.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
40. 40.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet

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