Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 682 · 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 wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
4. 4.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
6. 6.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
7. 7.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
16. 16.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
18. 18.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
28. 28.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
30. 30.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
31. 31.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
32. 32.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
33. 33.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
38. 38.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip

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