Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 56 · 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: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
2. 2.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
9. 9.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
13. 13.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
24. 24.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
35. 35.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip

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