Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 537 · 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: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
5. 5.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
8. 8.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
16. 16.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
18. 18.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
34. 34.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
36. 36.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
40. 40.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast

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