Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 306 · 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.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
17. 17.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each

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