Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 92 · 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: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
4. 4.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
7. 7.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
18. 18.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
19. 19.Choose the right word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
21. 21.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
26. 26.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
28. 28.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
31. 31.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
37. 37.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan

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