Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 965 · 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: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
19. 19.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
20. 20.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
26. 26.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
27. 27.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
28. 28.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
36. 36.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation