Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 242 · 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: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “I bought a new ___ of shoes.” (a) fair (b) pair
5. 5.Choose the right word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
6. 6.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
7. 7.Choose the right word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
8. 8.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “The school will ___ phones in class.” (a) ban (b) van
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is my best friend.” (a) she (b) sea
13. 13.Choose the right word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
14. 14.Choose the right word: “Take a small ___ of hot tea.” (a) ship (b) sip
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
17. 17.Choose the right word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) sort (b) short
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
20. 20.Listen and choose the missing word: “The bus is ___; there are no seats.” (a) pull (b) full
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) verse (b) worse
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Cheetahs run very ___.” (a) fast (b) past
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a small, juicy fruit.” (a) berry (b) very
24. 24.Listen and choose the missing word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick
25. 25.Choose the right word: “Smoke came out of the ___.” (a) went (b) vent
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) fit (b) feet
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) past (b) fast
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ it would rain, so I took an umbrella.” (a) taught (b) thought
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) ship (b) sip
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) bit (b) beat
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) dough (b) though
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Do not touch the wire; you may get a ___.” (a) sock (b) shock
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) sock (b) shock
34. 34.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “Adults ___ in elections.” (a) boat (b) vote
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) very (b) berry
37. 37.Choose the right word: “Take a ___, please.” (a) seat (b) sheet
38. 38.Choose the right word: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) sit (b) seat
39. 39.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
40. 40.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit

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