Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 753 · 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: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
3. 3.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
8. 8.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
27. 27.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
38. 38.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best

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