Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 776 · 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) very (b) berry
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
7. 7.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
9. 9.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
10. 10.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
13. 13.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
16. 16.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
21. 21.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
25. 25.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
29. 29.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
33. 33.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse

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