Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 297 · 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: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
8. 8.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
9. 9.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
10. 10.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
13. 13.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
20. 20.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
33. 33.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
35. 35.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
39. 39.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse

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