Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 150 · 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: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) day (b) they
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
4. 4.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) pull (b) full
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
9. 9.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Mum rolls the ___ to make rotis.” (a) dough (b) though
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
13. 13.Choose the right word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
14. 14.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
15. 15.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
16. 16.Choose the right word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
20. 20.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) vest (b) best
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
26. 26.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) show (b) so
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) sea (b) she
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) vent (b) went
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “The car’s ___ cleans the glass.” (a) wiper (b) viper
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) boat (b) vote
38. 38.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse

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