Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 984 · 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: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
7. 7.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
8. 8.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) vest (b) west
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
18. 18.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
26. 26.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
34. 34.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
35. 35.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Be careful not to ___ on the wet floor.” (a) slip (b) sleep
38. 38.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper

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