Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 816 · 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: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
4. 4.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
8. 8.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
18. 18.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
23. 23.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
25. 25.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
28. 28.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
35. 35.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
36. 36.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
37. 37.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat

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