Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 405 · 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: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
8. 8.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
12. 12.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
21. 21.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
37. 37.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
38. 38.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation