Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 121 · 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: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pull (b) pool
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
3. 3.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mosquito bites make my skin ___.” (a) each (b) itch
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
12. 12.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
14. 14.Choose the right word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
18. 18.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
25. 25.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
26. 26.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
27. 27.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
28. 28.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
30. 30.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
39. 39.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
40. 40.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past

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