Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 450 · 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: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
6. 6.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
31. 31.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
40. 40.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet

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