Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 327 · 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.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
18. 18.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
34. 34.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then

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