Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 168 · 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: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
2. 2.Choose the right word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
11. 11.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “I have ___ pencils in my bag.” (a) three (b) tree
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
15. 15.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
16. 16.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
20. 20.Choose the right word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) feel (b) fill
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) bet (b) vet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
26. 26.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
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: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) thought (b) taught
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) pan (b) fan
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) fit (b) feet
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “It is wrong to ___.” (a) steal (b) still
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
37. 37.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) west (b) vest
39. 39.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
40. 40.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three

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