Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 935 · 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: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
3. 3.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
6. 6.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
7. 7.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
8. 8.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
10. 10.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
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: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
25. 25.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
27. 27.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
29. 29.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
33. 33.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
35. 35.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
39. 39.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree

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