Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 496 · 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: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
2. 2.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
6. 6.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
15. 15.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
20. 20.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
21. 21.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
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: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep

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