Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 433 · 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: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
5. 5.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
10. 10.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
17. 17.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
30. 30.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each

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