Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 597 · 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.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
2. 2.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
15. 15.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
26. 26.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
39. 39.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool

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