Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 235 · 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: “I found a pretty ___ on the beach.” (a) shell (b) sell
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) hit (b) heat
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) hit (b) heat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
11. 11.Choose the right word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) thin (b) tin
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
13. 13.Choose the right word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) very (b) berry
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) chip (b) cheap
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) sip (b) ship
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
20. 20.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) lip (b) leap
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
22. 22.Choose the right word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “Take your sick cat to the ___.” (a) wet (b) vet
24. 24.Choose the right word: “Fry the egg in a ___.” (a) fan (b) pan
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
26. 26.Choose the right word: “Turn on the ___; it is hot.” (a) fan (b) pan
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
28. 28.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fish live in the ___.” (a) she (b) sea
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
31. 31.Choose the right word: “Put a clean ___ on the bed.” (a) seat (b) sheet
32. 32.Choose the right word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) beat (b) bit
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
34. 34.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) chip (b) cheap
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) shock (b) sock
39. 39.Choose the right word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
40. 40.Listen and choose the missing word: “My cold is ___ today than yesterday.” (a) verse (b) worse

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