Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 612 · 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: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
6. 6.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
13. 13.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
28. 28.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
33. 33.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap

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