Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 812 · 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: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
7. 7.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
11. 11.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
14. 14.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
27. 27.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
33. 33.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
38. 38.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
40. 40.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat

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