Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 94 · 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.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
3. 3.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
6. 6.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
7. 7.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
9. 9.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
22. 22.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
25. 25.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
28. 28.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
32. 32.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
34. 34.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) sleep (b) slip
36. 36.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
37. 37.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
40. 40.Choose the right word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat

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