Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 760 · 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 am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
3. 3.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
13. 13.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
19. 19.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
28. 28.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
29. 29.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
36. 36.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
38. 38.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
40. 40.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull

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