Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 73 · 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: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
7. 7.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
8. 8.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
22. 22.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
26. 26.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
31. 31.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
33. 33.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
35. 35.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
38. 38.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat

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