Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 829 · 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: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
20. 20.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
21. 21.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
24. 24.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
32. 32.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
35. 35.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
38. 38.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
40. 40.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip

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