Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 476 · 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 is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
4. 4.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (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: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
10. 10.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
33. 33.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock

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