Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 142 · 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 boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
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 frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) pine (b) fine
8. 8.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) pan (b) fan
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) vent (b) went
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) itch (b) each
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) though (b) dough
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) wet (b) vet
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
33. 33.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek

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