Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 290 · 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: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
14. 14.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
20. 20.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
26. 26.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
39. 39.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry

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