Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 798 · 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: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
9. 9.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
14. 14.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
16. 16.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
20. 20.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
27. 27.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
28. 28.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
30. 30.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
38. 38.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell

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