Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 461 · 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: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
17. 17.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
19. 19.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock

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