Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 752 · 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: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
19. 19.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
30. 30.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
32. 32.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
37. 37.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
39. 39.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill

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