Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 671 · 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: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
7. 7.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
8. 8.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
10. 10.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
29. 29.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
35. 35.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat

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