Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 886 · 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: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) viper (b) wiper
4. 4.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
6. 6.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
7. 7.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
11. 11.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
12. 12.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
16. 16.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
18. 18.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
31. 31.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
36. 36.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
38. 38.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick

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