Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 48 · 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: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
9. 9.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
10. 10.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
19. 19.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
23. 23.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
28. 28.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
31. 31.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
33. 33.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
38. 38.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree

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