Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 388 · 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: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine

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