Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 489 · 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: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
9. 9.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
20. 20.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
22. 22.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
27. 27.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
31. 31.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
38. 38.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree

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