Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 804 · 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: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
4. 4.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
6. 6.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
9. 9.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
13. 13.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
18. 18.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
21. 21.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip

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