Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 765 · 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: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
2. 2.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
7. 7.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
15. 15.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
32. 32.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
34. 34.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
39. 39.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell

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