Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 19 · 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: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) shell (b) sell
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
4. 4.Choose the right word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
6. 6.Choose the right word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) ship (b) sheep
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
8. 8.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
10. 10.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
17. 17.Choose the right word: “___ the bottle with water.” (a) fill (b) feel
18. 18.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
19. 19.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) thin (b) tin
22. 22.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
24. 24.Choose the right word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
25. 25.Choose the right word: “___ the door to open it.” (a) pool (b) pull
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ looked after my sick dog.” (a) bet (b) vet
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
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: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
35. 35.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
37. 37.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
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: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
40. 40.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap

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