Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 825 · 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: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
3. 3.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
8. 8.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
10. 10.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
11. 11.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
13. 13.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
17. 17.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
26. 26.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
29. 29.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past

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