Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 672 · 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: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
27. 27.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
37. 37.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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