Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 377 · 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 ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
3. 3.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
19. 19.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
21. 21.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
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: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought

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