Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 876 · 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: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
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: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
18. 18.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
19. 19.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
21. 21.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
26. 26.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep

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