Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 141 · 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.Choose the right word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) worse (b) verse
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) sheet (b) seat
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) thought (b) taught
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) short (b) sort
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
8. 8.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
9. 9.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Dad uses a razor to ___.” (a) save (b) shave
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
12. 12.Choose the right word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) thick (b) tick
15. 15.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
16. 16.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
18. 18.Choose the right word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) vote (b) boat
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
23. 23.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
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: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
30. 30.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
33. 33.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
36. 36.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) vet (b) wet
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
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: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat

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