Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 630 · 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: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
12. 12.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
15. 15.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
16. 16.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
18. 18.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
30. 30.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
36. 36.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair

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