Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 118 · 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: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
4. 4.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) tank (b) thank
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
8. 8.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
9. 9.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) itch (b) each
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
17. 17.Choose the right word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
19. 19.Choose the right word: “___ water; do not waste it.” (a) save (b) shave
20. 20.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
28. 28.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
29. 29.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
30. 30.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
31. 31.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
35. 35.Choose the right word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) shave (b) save
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell

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