Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 764 · 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: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
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: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
6. 6.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
29. 29.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
30. 30.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
32. 32.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
33. 33.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
38. 38.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip

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