Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 256 · 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: “Please ___ down and rest.” (a) seat (b) sit
2. 2.Choose the right word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
3. 3.Choose the right word: “Our teacher ___ us a new song.” (a) taught (b) thought
4. 4.Listen and choose the missing word: “Lunch is my favourite ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) feel (b) fill
6. 6.Choose the right word: “___ the rope as hard as you can.” (a) full (b) pull
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) thank (b) tank
8. 8.Choose the right word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) pine (b) fine
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We ___ to school by bus.” (a) went (b) vent
10. 10.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) pair (b) fair
11. 11.Listen and choose the missing word: “We crossed the river by ___.” (a) vote (b) boat
12. 12.Choose the right word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) seat (b) sit
13. 13.Choose the right word: “A frog can ___ high.” (a) leap (b) lip
14. 14.Listen and choose the missing word: “In the ___, people wrote letters by hand.” (a) fast (b) past
15. 15.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) den (b) then
17. 17.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) van (b) ban
18. 18.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ left the harbour.” (a) sip (b) ship
19. 19.Listen and choose the missing word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) leap (b) lip
20. 20.Choose the right word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
21. 21.Listen and choose the missing word: “Keep ___ while I take the photo.” (a) steal (b) still
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
23. 23.Choose the right word: “I was ___ tired that I slept early.” (a) so (b) show
24. 24.Choose the right word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pool (b) pull
25. 25.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sunday is my favourite ___.” (a) they (b) day
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
27. 27.Choose the right word: “She bit her ___ by mistake.” (a) lip (b) leap
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) best (b) vest
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “I am ___ happy today.” (a) berry (b) very
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “I ___ you cannot finish it in a minute!” (a) vet (b) bet
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “Put a ___ next to the right answer.” (a) tick (b) thick
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “A mango ___ grows in our garden.” (a) tree (b) three
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Hold the papers with a ___.” (a) pin (b) fin
35. 35.Choose the right word: “He ___ the ball for a six.” (a) heat (b) hit
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is too ___ to reach the shelf.” (a) short (b) sort
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) sick (b) seek
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) meal (b) mill
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “A fish swims with its ___.” (a) fin (b) pin
40. 40.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) thick (b) tick

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