Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 843 · 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: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
19. 19.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
36. 36.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
38. 38.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick

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