Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 738 · 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 am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
21. 21.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
24. 24.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
32. 32.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
39. 39.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper

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