Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 472 · 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.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
8. 8.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
9. 9.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
16. 16.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
23. 23.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
28. 28.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick

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