Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 837 · 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: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
2. 2.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
4. 4.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
5. 5.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
8. 8.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
19. 19.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
28. 28.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
32. 32.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
40. 40.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship

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