Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 8 · 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.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
10. 10.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
19. 19.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
20. 20.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
30. 30.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
37. 37.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation