Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 884 · 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) vet (b) wet
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
5. 5.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
13. 13.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
23. 23.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
40. 40.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave

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