Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 512 · 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: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
32. 32.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal

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