Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 893 · 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: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
2. 2.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
5. 5.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper

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