Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 637 · 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: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
2. 2.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
3. 3.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
4. 4.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
8. 8.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
26. 26.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
28. 28.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
30. 30.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry

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