Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 939 · 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: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
5. 5.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
15. 15.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
18. 18.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) show (b) so
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
25. 25.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
26. 26.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
30. 30.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best

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