Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 940 · 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: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
13. 13.Choose the right word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) van (b) ban
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
22. 22.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
23. 23.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
26. 26.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
33. 33.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
38. 38.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) past (b) fast
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich

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