Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 832 · 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: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
4. 4.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
8. 8.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
12. 12.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
18. 18.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
21. 21.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
28. 28.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
29. 29.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
34. 34.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
40. 40.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap

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