Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 902 · 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: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
3. 3.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
10. 10.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
15. 15.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
20. 20.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
21. 21.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
24. 24.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
25. 25.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
27. 27.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
30. 30.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
32. 32.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek

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