Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 623 · 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: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
18. 18.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
36. 36.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
38. 38.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
40. 40.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap

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