Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 371 · 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: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
4. 4.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
10. 10.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
20. 20.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
22. 22.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
23. 23.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
35. 35.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet

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