Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 915 · 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: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
4. 4.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
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: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
16. 16.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
17. 17.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
18. 18.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
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: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
36. 36.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full

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