Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 801 · 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: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
5. 5.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
8. 8.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
9. 9.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
15. 15.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
19. 19.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
20. 20.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
29. 29.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
31. 31.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
34. 34.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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