Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 727 · 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 wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
17. 17.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
35. 35.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
39. 39.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
40. 40.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip

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