Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 826 · 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: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
7. 7.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
13. 13.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
16. 16.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
23. 23.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
24. 24.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
29. 29.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
39. 39.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick

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