Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 628 · 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: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
6. 6.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
28. 28.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
39. 39.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper

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