Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 546 · 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: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
10. 10.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
23. 23.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
24. 24.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
32. 32.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep

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