Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 676 · 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: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
13. 13.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
17. 17.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
18. 18.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
22. 22.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
28. 28.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree

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