Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 737 · 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) west (b) vest
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
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: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
15. 15.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
23. 23.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
24. 24.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
28. 28.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
34. 34.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet

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