Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 526 · 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: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
2. 2.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
18. 18.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
31. 31.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den

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