Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 457 · 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: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
10. 10.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
11. 11.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
20. 20.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
21. 21.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
23. 23.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
31. 31.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
38. 38.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
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: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill

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