Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 145 · 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: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
6. 6.Choose the right word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Choose the right word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ the books by size.” (a) sort (b) short
13. 13.Choose the right word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
15. 15.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
18. 18.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
20. 20.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
22. 22.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
23. 23.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) tree (b) three
25. 25.Choose the right word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) sick (b) seek
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
30. 30.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
31. 31.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
32. 32.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) viper (b) wiper
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
34. 34.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
35. 35.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
36. 36.Choose the right word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) full (b) fool
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat

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