Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 818 · 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: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
3. 3.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
9. 9.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
11. 11.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
27. 27.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
28. 28.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
37. 37.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
38. 38.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
39. 39.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past

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