Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 21 · 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.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) full (b) pull
2. 2.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) full (b) fool
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
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: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) rich (b) reach
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) sheet (b) seat
9. 9.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) den (b) then
10. 10.Choose the right word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) slip (b) sleep
13. 13.Choose the right word: “April ___’s Day is on 1 April.” (a) fool (b) full
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A big ___ sailed across the sea.” (a) sheep (b) ship
15. 15.Choose the right word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
16. 16.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) sell (b) shell
18. 18.Choose the right word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) hill (b) heel
19. 19.Choose the right word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) still (b) steal
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) rich (b) reach
25. 25.Choose the right word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
27. 27.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
29. 29.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
30. 30.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___, thank you.” (a) fine (b) pine
32. 32.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) three (b) tree
34. 34.Choose the right word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “The sun sets in the ___.” (a) west (b) vest
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
38. 38.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
39. 39.Choose the right word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) sea (b) she

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