Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 107 · 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: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
2. 2.Choose the right word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
4. 4.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) shave (b) save
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: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) pair (b) fair
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
16. 16.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
17. 17.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
19. 19.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) vet (b) bet
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
30. 30.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) sheep (b) ship
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
36. 36.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
37. 37.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
38. 38.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
39. 39.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
40. 40.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin

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