Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 293 · 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: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
2. 2.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
6. 6.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
34. 34.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
37. 37.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
38. 38.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
40. 40.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse

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