Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 571 · 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: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
28. 28.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
33. 33.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban

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