Minimal Pairs Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 6: Minimal pairs practice · Set 279 · 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: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
2. 2.Listen and choose the missing word: “We climbed the steep ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
3. 3.Listen and choose the missing word: “Flour is made in a ___.” (a) mill (b) meal
4. 4.Choose the right word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) day (b) they
5. 5.Listen and choose the missing word: “This ___ by the window is mine.” (a) sit (b) seat
6. 6.Listen and choose the missing word: “He is ___, so he stayed at home.” (a) seek (b) sick
7. 7.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ are playing cricket outside.” (a) they (b) day
8. 8.Choose the right word: “Can you ___ the top shelf?” (a) reach (b) rich
9. 9.Listen and choose the missing word: “We moved house in a big ___.” (a) ban (b) van
10. 10.Listen and choose the missing word: “I wear a warm ___ in winter.” (a) vest (b) west
11. 11.Choose the right word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
12. 12.Listen and choose the missing word: “I lost one ___ in the wash.” (a) shock (b) sock
13. 13.Listen and choose the missing word: “The boy is tall and ___.” (a) tin (b) thin
14. 14.Choose the right word: “This book is ___; it has 900 pages.” (a) tick (b) thick
15. 15.Listen and choose the missing word: “Can I have a little ___ of cake?” (a) bit (b) beat
16. 16.Listen and choose the missing word: “I went out, even ___ it was raining.” (a) though (b) dough
17. 17.Choose the right word: “Our team ___ the other team.” (a) beat (b) bit
18. 18.Choose the right word: “First we eat, ___ we play.” (a) then (b) den
19. 19.Choose the right word: “We won prizes at the village ___.” (a) fair (b) pair
20. 20.Choose the right word: “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
21. 21.Choose the right word: “Please ___ me your new watch.” (a) so (b) show
22. 22.Listen and choose the missing word: “Sing the first ___ of the song.” (a) worse (b) verse
23. 23.Listen and choose the missing word: “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
24. 24.Choose the right word: “My shoes are ___ from the rain.” (a) vet (b) wet
25. 25.Choose the right word: “My shoe has a high ___.” (a) heel (b) hill
26. 26.Listen and choose the missing word: “He wore a ___ under his shirt.” (a) best (b) vest
27. 27.Listen and choose the missing word: “Wash your hands and ___.” (a) feet (b) fit
28. 28.Listen and choose the missing word: “My glass is ___ of water.” (a) fool (b) full
29. 29.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ is a kind of snake.” (a) wiper (b) viper
30. 30.Listen and choose the missing word: “Shops ___ fruit and vegetables.” (a) sell (b) shell
31. 31.Listen and choose the missing word: “There is a small ___ in my cup.” (a) cheap (b) chip
32. 32.Listen and choose the missing word: “___ is a soft, silver metal.” (a) tin (b) thin
33. 33.Listen and choose the missing word: “Babies ___ a lot.” (a) sleep (b) slip
34. 34.Listen and choose the missing word: “Fill the water ___ on the roof.” (a) tank (b) thank
35. 35.Listen and choose the missing word: “A ___ tree is tall and green.” (a) fine (b) pine
36. 36.Listen and choose the missing word: “A lion sleeps in its ___.” (a) then (b) den
37. 37.Listen and choose the missing word: “This pen is very ___; it costs only ₹5.” (a) cheap (b) chip
38. 38.Listen and choose the missing word: “You are my ___ friend.” (a) vest (b) best
39. 39.Listen and choose the missing word: “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
40. 40.Choose the right word: “Always ___ people who help you.” (a) thank (b) tank

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