Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 879 · 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.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
18. 18.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
22. 22.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
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: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
34. 34.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
35. 35.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
37. 37.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
38. 38.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet

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